Prepared pack route · 9 of 12
Refusal to reassess — we prepare this appeal pack
If the council refused a further EHC needs assessment, match this route below. We prepare your SEND35A 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
The local authority refused to carry out a further EHC needs assessment under section 44 of the Children and Families Act 2014. My child's needs have changed and new evidence is available that was not properly considered.…
This situation maps to
Appeal: refusal to reassess
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 materials for a refusal-to-reassess appeal — changed needs, new evidence, and why the current plan is no longer adequate.
Draft wording for this route
SEND35A grounds structured around changed needs and why reassessment is needed now.
Common council responses
Mapped refusal reasons after a prior plan — and how to address them.
Relevant SEND law
Children and Families Act 2014, s.44 (re-assessment of EHC needs) and related Code of Practice Chapter 9 guidance — 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.
The local authority refused to carry out a further EHC needs assessment under section 44 of the Children and Families Act 2014. My child's needs have changed and new evidence is available that was not properly considered. The current EHCP no longer adequately reflects needs or provision, and a fresh assessment is needed to determine what is now required.
- SEND35A grounds, written by a case professional
- Reassessment justification
- Council-response matching and SEND law
- How to lodge and what to attach