The SEND panel advises the local authority on its decisions about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

The Panel is a group of people that meet every week (during term time) to discuss EHCPEHCPA legal document that describes a child or young person's special educational, health and social care needs. It explains the extra help that will be given to meet those needs and how that help will support the child or young person to achieve what they want to in their life. requests or reviews and sometimes other matters that they can advise on. The panel includes SENSENSpecial Educational Needs is a term which refers to children who have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. specialists, representatives from mainstream and special schools and health and social care services.

Once the Panel has made a recommendation about a case, the local authority will make a final decision. Decisions are based on the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

Following this a member of the SENSENSpecial Educational Needs is a term which refers to children who have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. team will get in touch to let you know the decision. This usually happens a couple of working days after the panel meeting.

The process governing the SEND Panel is outlined in the Terms of Reference