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Children and Families Act 2014

Section 45: Ceasing to maintain an EHC plan

244.A local authority may only stop maintaining an EHC plan if they are no longer responsible for that child or young person, for example if the child or young person has moved to another area, or they consider that it is no longer necessary for the EHC plan to be maintained.

245.The section sets out some of the circumstances under which it would no longer be necessary to maintain the EHC plan, for example, where the child or young person no longer requires the special educational provision specified in the EHC plan.

246.When determining that a young person aged 19 or over no longer requires special educational provision, the local authority must have regard to whether the educational or training outcomes specified in the EHC plan have been achieved. This enables a local authority to continue an EHC plan where a young person has dropped out of education (i.e. is not in education, employment or training (NEET)) but would like to return to education or training. Regulations may make further provisions about ceasing to maintain an EHC plan.

247.When an appeal is made against a local authority’s decision to cease an EHC plan, the authority must continue to maintain the EHC plan until the time has passed for bringing an appeal or the appeal has been determined by the First tier Tribunal.

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