Under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014, the right to make requests and decisions applies directly to young people with disabilities, and those with 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. over compulsory school age, (the end of the academic year in which they turn 16) rather than to their parents.

This may seem like a big step, but there is advice, help and toolkits, to help families and young people to understand how they can be supported to make decisions.