Can I get a copy of EHCP application?

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Hello. We get our first response from the LEA on Monday with regard to an EHCP application for our son. And although the school, Autism outreach, BOSS, Paediatrician etc etc all agree he needs on I'm not so naive to assume he will. Thinking about what I need to do regardless of their answer, I'm going to need to know what's in the application but I don't have a copy. I have the autism outreach report, school reports etc but nothing from BOSS for example and I don't know what the school put on his application form. Am I ok to just ask the school for it? Or will a copy be given to us? Anyone had any problem obtaining this info?

Have you not been contacted by the LA? You should have submitted parental views. You should take control. Find out the name of the case officer dealing with the application and contact direct.

You absolutely have a right to see everything.
Ask for it and if there are any problems, submit a full Subject Access Request to every service - school, LA, NHS etc.

Here is the link below; just ask for all information about your son, in every format and give as much info as you can re who might hold info and their contact details. For school, just write to the Head.

ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-of-access/

It can take a month for the info to come in for a SAR, so just ask for it in the first instance and see how they respond. :)