There is a single point of entry to access a coordinated response from specialist Education, Health and Social Care services through the Education, Health & Care (EHC) Team, via the Coordinated Assessment Process.

The application for a Coordinated Assessment can be made by a professional, with parental consent, by completing a request for assessment. Applications can also be made directly by parents or young people over the age of 16.

The EHC assessment process has five stages and takes a maximum of twenty weeks.

Support for parents to complete the application form can be provided by SEND Information Advice Support Service.