When a Local Authority refuses to carry out a reassessment of an EHCP, parents are entitled to challenge that decision immediately. The law is clear: under Section 44 of the Children and Families Act 2014, a reassessment must be carried out unless the LA can demonstrate both that the child’s needs have not changed and that further assessment is not necessary to determine the provision required. Many refusal letters fail to apply this legal test correctly. The template above provides a firm, legally‑grounded response parents can use to require the LA to reconsider its decision or proceed to . . .
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