Refusal to Issue Appeal

Who it's for: parents whose child has been assessed, where the local authority has refused to issue an EHC plan, and who want to appeal to the Tribunal themselves.

Learning outcomes. Parents will be able to:

• explain the section 37 "necessary" test and why a plan can be necessary for reasons beyond cost
• protect the appeal deadline and get a mediation certificate
• use the local authority's own assessment reports as evidence
• write grounds of appeal and answer common reasons for refusal
• tell an informal agreement apart from a formal concession or consent order, and know what follows a Tribunal order

Contents:

1. Start here
2. What has been decided
3. Deadline tracker
4. Mediation and the certificate
5. Your strongest evidence
6. Evidence map (fillable)
7. Grounds of appeal (2 fillable pages)
8. A worked example
9. Common reasons for refusing to issue
10. Making your appeal
11. If the authority offers to settle
12. The hearing
13. After the decision
14. Sources and further help

Media:

• PDF pack: 16 pages, about 3,650 words, 73 fillable fields and tickable checklists