Request an education health care plan needs assessment

If you feel that your child or young person may need an education, health and care plan (EHCP) you, the school or the young person (if they are over 16) can make a request for a statutory assessment.

Watch the short video that helps explain how you can request an EHCP needs assessment.

Before making the request have a conversation with the school SENCO to discuss the support that has been put into place, the progress made and next steps.

Once a request has been made, Leicester City Council will look at the following to decide if an assessment is needed:

• The child or young person’s skills, abilities, and rate of progress.
• The support the school or college has provided.
• What difference the support has made.
• The child or young person’s physical, emotional, social development and health needs.

• Citizen Portal - The online system to self request an EHCNA 
• Citizen Portal step by step guide - Help with making a self request
• Professional Portal - online system for SENDCOs and other professionals to request an EHCNA on your behalf
• Professional Portal step by step guidance - Help for professionals making a request