C2PART 3Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities
Education, health and care plans
I140Finalising EHC plans: no request for particular school or other institution
1
This section applies where no request is made to a local authority before the end of the period specified in a notice under section 38(2)(b) to secure that a particular school or other institution is named in an EHC plan.
2
The local authority must secure that the plan—
a
names a school or other institution which the local authority thinks would be appropriate for the child or young person concerned, or
b
specifies the type of school or other institution which the local authority thinks would be appropriate for the child or young person.
3
Before securing that the plan names a school or other institution under subsection (2)(a), the local authority must consult—
a
the governing body, proprietor or principal of any school or other institution the authority is considering having named in the plan, and
b
if that school or other institution is maintained by another local authority, that authority.
4
The local authority must also secure that any changes it thinks necessary are made to the draft EHC plan.
5
The local authority must send a copy of the finalised EHC plan to—
C1a
the child's parent or the young person, and
b
the governing body, proprietor or principal of any school or other institution named in the plan.
Pt. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/62), regs. 1, 31(1), 32(1)