18.—(1) A local authority that secures an EHC needs assessment under this Part must give notice of the assessment to the persons listed in paragraph (2) no later than the beginning of the period of two weeks ending with the day on which the assessment begins.
(2) The persons mentioned in paragraph (1) are—
(a)the child’s parent or the young person,
(b)where the child receives education from a provider of relevant early years education, the person (if any) identified as having responsibility for special educational needs in relation to the provider,
(c)where the child or young person is a registered pupil at a school, the head teacher of the school or, if there is no head teacher, the person holding the equivalent position at the school,
(d)where the young person is a student at a post-16 institution, the principal of the institution or, if there is no principal, the person holding the equivalent position at the institution, and
(e)where the child or young person does not fall within any of paragraphs (b) to (d), a person who the authority thinks it is appropriate to notify.