Learners' Request for Statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment
Please note, the forms below are for use by professionals working with young people in Surrey.
Parents, carers and young people should not use these forms to request Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment.
If you are a young person or are the parent/ carer of a child or young person and would like to request a statutory EHC needs assessment, you can find out how to do so using the form and guidance on the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans page.
Requesting statutory EHC needs assessment as a professional/ practitioner
Sometimes a child or young person's needs are complex and an assessment of their Education, Health and Care needs may be appropriate. There is no legal requirement for the school to spend a specific amount before initiating an assessment.
If you are a professional supporting a child or young person, where you feel a statutory assessment may be required, please complete:
- Learners' request for assessment document (DOC)
- Consent for Education, Health and Care needs assessment (DOC)
Once completed, please submit these to the L-SPA, using the Learners' request for assessment form.
Before submitting your application, you will be prompted to supply additional evidence to support your request.
Please note, that the online portal cannot accept zip (.zip) files. If you have additional documents that you cannot upload, email them to learnerssupport.triage@surreycc.gov.uk.
Support with completing the Learners' Request for Assessment
To support professionals navigating the new online system for making a request for EHC assessment, we have published a Guide to using the new Request for Education, Health and Care needs assessment form (PDF).
What happens next
A team of multi-agency professionals will review your request. They will make a recommendation whether a statutory assessment is required, based on the child or young person's needs. You will know the outcome within six weeks of the request.
There may be occasions where they do not agree that a statutory assessment is required. However, they will always seek to provide you with the reasons for this and signpost you to services that may be able to offer additional advice and support.
For information about how data you supply is used, please see the Children, families, lifelong learning and culture privacy notice.