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Special educational needs (SEN) code of practice and regulations
We’re consulting on a new SEN code of practice and on replacing SEN statements with 0 to 25 education, health and care plans.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
The Children and Families Bill, currently in Parliament, will bring changes to the special educational needs (SEN) framework, subject to royal assent.
This consultation proposes replacing SEN statements (for schools) and learning difficulty assessments (for young people in further education and training) with single 0 to 25 education, health and care plans.
Documents
Draft 0 to 25 SEN code of practice, draft regulations and transitional arrangements - consultation documentapplication/pdfDraft SEN code of practice for 0 to 25 years - statutory guidanceapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - appeal regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - assessment and plan regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - children's appeal pilot schemeapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - ISS and ISP regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - local offer regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - mediation regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - personal budgets regulationsapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - remaining in special school without a planapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - SEN informationapplication/pdfDraft 2013 SEN regulations - SENCO regulationsapplication/pdfConsultation on transition to education, health and care plans and the local offer - transitional arrangementsapplication/pdfSpecial education needs and disability code of practice - 0 to 25 years: government responseapplication/pdf