After successful SENDIST appeal: best way to get County Council to open their purse (Cambs)

[Maud450]

Dear wise community, after such a long struggle - and many thanks to IPSEA and Parents In Need- the Judge ruled my daughter needs a 1:1 in her mainstream secondary and weekly SLT & OT_ also a listening device for her APD (a first in the county). However they have not even informed the SENCO of the appeal outcome and zilch about any other (extra funding) aspect. Has anyone here or in another area faced a similar situation and what worked please? A pre-action letter for judicial review- any brilliant help from particular solicitor(s)? Please ping me or post here: my poor child has waited 3 years for APD diagnosis + 16 months for appeal outcome (-+ complex needs/dyslexia/severe language disorder). They took away all of her SLT 3 years ago and I was not in a position to fight. 🙏🏻

Woops- it’s Cambridgeshire

Has the amended EHCP been finalised following Tribunal? If it hasn’t been, and the LA has breached the 5 week timescale, email the DCS (you can copy in the Monitoring Officer too) threatening JR. IPSEA has a model letter you can use. If that doesn’t work, you need a pre-action letter. If that fails, you will need to pursue JR proceedings themselves.

If the EHCP has been amended and the provision detailed, specified and quantified in F isn’t being provided, follow the same steps as above. IPSEA has a different model letter for this, too.

Endless Light:
thank you so much. Two weeks have passed since issue of order and nothing re the EHCP from CC. though was told today I can expect a call from my liaison worker. What is the 1st letter filed under do you know? I did see explanations on IPSEA website but wasn’t clear if I need to wait the five weeks before writing to DCS etc. Sounds like I just need to wait a few weeks… 🙏🏻

If it has only been 2 weeks since the Order, you are jumping the gun.

If the LA does not comply with the Tribunal Order to issue the amended EHCP within 5 weeks of Order it is IPSEA’s model letter 16 you should send.