Appealing against a refusal to assess your child

We hope our Refusal to Assess Pack will help you put together an effective case and benefit from our many years of supporting parents at Tribunal.

Many parents successfully represent themselves at the Tribunal and the SEND website, www.sendist.gov.uk, provides a great deal of useful information on the procedures and how to submit your case.

There is no set way of using this pack – but it is probably useful to begin with the ‘Practicalities’ section which includes a checklist and timetable at the end to help you remember important deadlines.

The ‘Making your case’ section helps you focus on what precisely you need to show to establish that the LA ought to carry out a statutory assessment.

We have provided extracts from that advice, including the model letters you can use to get evidence, for you to download as Word documents (see top right).

If you are unclear or unsure about anything, remember that IPSEA’s telephone advisers should be able to help (on 0800 0184016).

We wish you well with your appeal and hope that our pack enables you to put the best possible case for your child.

Downloads:

• Refusal to Assess Pack as a PDF (136kb)
• Action checklist (PDF)
• Getting evidence about your LEA's funding of SEN (Word document)
• Getting evidence about your child (Word document)
• Getting evidence about the school (Word document)

See our useful links page for other resources such as the How to Appeal booklet and SEN Code of Practice.

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