Request an EHC needs assessment

Before starting, we recommend reading the form on this page and collating all of the relevant information that you have.

To protect your sensitive information, it's not possible to part complete your request and send it to us at a later time. However, there will be opportunity to add more information and upload documents after we receive your request.

This form is for parents, carers or young people over the age of 16

Professionals outside of an education setting can also use this form to make a request.

If you are a professional at an Education setting please login to the EHC Hub and click ( New Request ) on the toolbar to make your request

If you do not currently have access to the EHC Hub for your setting you can request this using our online form or by contacting us at educationsystems@devon.gov.uk

Information sharing & data protection Statement

We will use the information in this form to consider whether to conduct a needs assessment under the requirements of the Children & Families Act 2014.

 I agree to Devon County Council using the contact information provided to update me about my case. This maybe through the dedicated Hub service, E-mail, post, phone or text message.

Please specify any limitations on the above as part of your request.

If an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment is approved I agree to Devon County Council seeking further professional advice and/or assessment to help them decide whether it is necessary to issue an Education, Health and Care plan 

We may also share relevant information on a confidential basis with the Department for Education and Local Government, other Government agencies and other public bodies involved with the implementation of the new legislation as required to meet our statutory obligations.

The information that you and other professionals provide will normally be shared with your consent. Examples of situations when we may share information without your consent are:

  • If we need to find out urgently if a child is at risk of harm or we need to help a child who is at risk of harm.
  • If we need to help an adult who is at risk of harm.
  • If we need to help prevent or detect a serious crime.

  Click here for Further information about GDPR


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By ticking this box I agree to the gathering and sharing of information between my educational setting, health services, social care or other professionals as necessary to support the EHC needs assessment and planning process.

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A UPN consists of 1 letter, 11 numbers and 1 number or letter.
Not applicable
A value of 0 means the child or young person is in their age expected year group.

Part-time is defined as being expected to attend fewer than 10 sessions per week.
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