"Legal rights are not optional extras and any new system must ensure that support is statutory, enforceable and backed by a clear right of appeal. If reform is to rebuild confidence with families, it must strengthen and not strip away the protections that children and young people depend on."
"IPSEA is concerned that this means the support a child or young person receives will depend on which band of package they qualify for, rather than their individual needs. IPSEA are also concerned that the legal rights attached to new Individual Support Plans aren't as strong as the rights that come with an EHCP."
"Under current rules in England, if a child or young person needs more support than is typically provided in mainstream schools, their parent or carer can apply for an education, health and care plan. This identifies their needs and sets out the support they should receive. They also have the legal right to all the support laid out in that plan."
The government plans to reform England's special educational needs and disabilities system, but IPSEA charity warns the changes will weaken legal protections for vulnerable children. Currently, 639,000 young people have Education, Health and Care Plans providing statutory support with enforceable legal rights. The proposed reforms would replace EHCPs with Individual Support Plans, which IPSEA argues lack equivalent legal strength. A major concern is that support allocation will depend on funding bands rather than individual needs assessment. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stated the reforms aim to provide children brilliant support without requiring families to fight, while emphasizing legal rights must remain statutory and enforceable with clear appeal processes.
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