I have been told that on the new EHCP it is illegal to have the provision (section F) listed directly under the outcomes.
There is no general section F for provision needed to cover needs it is just straight under each outcome. Is this correct as that is the format the authority I am dealing with use?
Clearly, I am concerned not to sign something off that isn't right and can then lead to misinterpretation or refusal to meet a need as the provision was then said to be linked to a specific outcome later down the line.
Hope I have made sense!
IPSEA replies:
There is no prescribed format for an EHC Plan at present, (July 2016) so each LA has devised their own.
The important thing is that all the sections prescribed in the SEN and Disability Regulations 2014 (as amended) are included and separately identified. However, although they must be in separately lettered sections, they don’t have to be in alphabetical order.
If there is no separately labelled Section F in your draft EHC Plan then this wouldn’t be compliant. However, if there were, for example, separate boxes labelled E and F next to each other (or above and below one another) then this would comply with the requirements.
https://www.ipsea.org.uk/pages/category/education-health-and-care-plans
The crucial thing is making sure that all your child’s SEN are specified in Section B with special educational provision to meet each need specified and quantified in Section F.
