Guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) & EHC Need Assessments & Plans


A joint ministerial letter from the Department of Health & Social Care and the Department of Education was issued on the 30th April 2020, to all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their parents/carers and families, and others who support them.

The letter sets out a temporary change to the law in 2, key ways:

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