Prepared pack route · 2 of 12
Refusal to issue — we prepare this appeal pack
If the council assessed then refused to issue an EHCP, match this route below. We prepare your SEND35A appeal pack. You review it. You send it.
Appeal deadline: 2 months from the decision letter, or the later of that date and 1 month from your mediation certificate. Contact a mediation adviser before you submit the SEND35A.
From £249 · you review before you send · not legal advice
Use this page as advice. If you want us to prepare the pack, match your situation or go to pricing — from what you already have.
What is your EHCP situation?
Tell us where you are. We match the document you need to send, then an assigned case professional prepares it. You review it. You send it.
I want to challenge a refusal or EHCP decision
Continues to your pack match — about 60 seconds.
What we prepare for this
Appeal grounds · £349
Numbered grounds ready to paste into the Tribunal form after a refusal.
- The document you send
- How to send it, and what to attach
- One revision round of factual corrections
One case professional prepares and checks it. You review it. You send it.
Typically 5 working days after we have what we need.
Other documents: request letter £249 · appeal grounds £349 · challenge to the plan £449
Following an EHC needs assessment, the local authority refused to issue an EHC plan. Under section 37(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014, where in the light of the assessment it is necessary for special educational provision to be made in accordance with an EHC plan, the local authority must secure that a plan is…
This situation maps to
Appeal: refusal to issue an EHCP
One of 12 EHCP routes we prepare — match above, then we draft the pack.
What we prepare
We prepare this pack for your route
Your pack includes the information required for a refusal to issue appeal — SEND35A grounds, why SEN Support is not enough, evidence structure and relevant SEND references.
Draft wording for this route
SEND35A grounds and parent evidence structured around why an EHC plan is necessary after assessment.
Common council responses
Mapped reasons councils give after assessment — and how to address them in your pack.
Relevant SEND law
Children and Families Act 2014, s.37(1) — where, in the light of the assessment, it is necessary for special educational provision to be made in accordance with an EHC plan, the LA must prepare and maintain a plan. Code of Practice Chapter 9 — suggested for your pack.
Example excerpt
Sample grounds wording for this route
Illustrative only. Your pack is prepared for your child's situation — you review it before you send.
Following an EHC needs assessment, the local authority refused to issue an EHC plan. Under section 37(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014, where in the light of the assessment it is necessary for special educational provision to be made in accordance with an EHC plan, the local authority must secure that a plan is prepared and maintained. The assessment evidence identifies special educational needs that are not adequately met through SEN Support alone. On that evidence, an EHC plan is necessary.
- SEND35A grounds, written by a case professional
- Why SEN Support is not enough
- Council-response matching and SEND law
- How to lodge and what to attach