In May, the Department for Education used the Coronavirus Act to grant local authorities and relevant health bodies “flexibility” in providing support stated on EHC plans in an emergency change to legislation.
The amendment states that a council or relevant health body may “discharge” requests to provide support specified on a child’s EHC plan if they have used “reasonable endeavours” to do so.
Ordinarily, a local authority or health body would be required by law to provide the specified support.
The emergency change to legislation, which was introduced on 1 May and was initially due to expire on 31 May but was extended on 29 May to run throughout June. It has now published a second "modification notice" meaning the changes will expire on 31 July.
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