To worry about social services as part of EHCP application?

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Will social services automatically become involved if the LA agree to assess or are they involved right from the start anyway?

Worried due to very old involvement after an accident and bad anxiety ever since but feel an EHCP would be helpful for secondary school for what I hear in terms of exams etc?

DD is already diagnosed ADHD / Dyslexia and on the waiting list for ASD assessment

When DS had his assessment someone from social services rang me to ask if there was anything under their remit that I needed. I said everything way fine outside of school and the EHCP was solely for SEN, and that was it. They wrote about one line for the assesment saying that they had no contact and nothing to add.

Not necessarily. The law applies to all EHCNAs, not just those with previous contact, despite what many LAs believe.

No. They'll avoid you like the plague in case they have to provide any support!

The law underpinning EHCNAs. As I posted, during an EHCNA the LA must legally seek advice and information in relation to social care as per regulation 6(1)(e) of the SEN Regs 2014.

Unfortunately, LAs often act unlawfully.

I am saying exactly what I have posted twice now - during an EHCNA the LA must legally seek advice and information in relation to social care as per regulation 6(1)(e) of the SEN Regs 2014.

Social care is included in the legislation.

It does mean social care has to be approached for advice and information. It doesn’t always mean a full assessment is needed but social care should be approached for advice and information.

If social workers were involved, they would be from the disabled child team not the safeguarding team. They'd be coming to assess if you or child need any support. Their "angle" and basis of being involved would be to meet any needs raising from your child's disability, not from an initial safeguarding concern.

Perhaps some families do then become on a safeguarding concern radar but that's not why they initially enter the situation for children with an EHCP.

My eldest has an EHCP and has always had a disability social worker. I sought one out! 🙂 She came to every EHCP annual review, wrote letters for grant applications for sensory equipment, asked a panel for him to be granted direct payments for a P.A. a free bus pass and rail card application she helped with, etc etc.

It must be scary if you have had bad experiences in the past though. But I just wanted to reassure you that my experience of social services in this process was a positive one.

Im just after some advice i had social services involvement 10 years ago i am currently pregnant and i have spoken to social services as a referral was made by my midwife i was told that they have no concerns as im not in a dv relationship, i was told a family assessment would need to be done just to see what help and support i would need with baby once baby is born.social services are due to do a home visit and they need my partner to consent to a dbs check he has cautions but no convictions are social services likely to see these cautions as a concern? And how far will the dbs go back im just enquiring as im not sure how it works so if anyone could give me some advice would really appreciate it