england-2026.10 · latest
england-2026.10: first release
- Released
- 1 October 2026
- Law as at
- 30 September 2026
- Rules
- 58 time limits, 52 plan checks and 100 terms
- Seven tools: EHCP next steps, EHCP deadlines, Check an EHC plan, Check wording for specificity, Ways to challenge a decision, Check a council letter, Explain an EHCP term or rule.
- Time limits from the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Regulations 2014 and the Tribunal Procedure Rules, with sources.
- Plan checks based on the law and the SEND Code of Practice (January 2015).
- The changes to time limits made during the coronavirus pandemic (1 May to 25 September 2020) have ended and are not used.
- The SEND reform proposals published in 2026 are proposals, not law. They are not used to work out any date or check.
- England only.
Read about the time limits, the plan checks, the 2020 changes and the reform proposals in the rulebook.