Independence
Who runs Plenda, and how it stays fair
Who publishes Plenda
Plenda is published by Eshmere Ltd. Eshmere also provides SEND consultancy, including EHC plan writing support, to local authorities. Plenda is kept separate from that work: it uses one public set of rules for everyone, every rule shows its source, and no local authority or client can change a rule or see what anyone asks.
Who runs it
Eshmere Ltd is a UK company (company number 17239365).
You can contact us at hello@plenda.co.uk.
How it is paid for
Plenda is free for families and young people, always. They never need an account or a sign-in. Services that give free SEND advice, such as SENDIASS and IPSEA, can use it at no charge too.
Plans for professionals, schools, local authorities and developers add workflow, such as saved cases, teams and ways to connect other software. They never give different answers.
Nothing is charged for a plan until its first paid feature is live. The one exception is a local authority pilot, which has a fixed fee agreed in writing before it starts.
The same rules for everyone
Plenda uses one set of rules, whoever is asking. A parent, a school and a local authority get the same dates and the same checks. Every rule is listed in the public rulebook, with its source.
Paste the same plan into the free check and you get the same findings a paying local authority or firm gets, from the same rules version.
Plenda does not take sides. It says what the law and the SEND Code of Practice say. It does not tell anyone what to choose, and it does not say who is right.
How the rules are checked
Every rule is written from the law itself: the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Regulations 2014, the SEND Code of Practice and court decisions. Each rule shows its source, so it can be checked against the words of that source. Where a point the rule relies on is still open, its source is marked "to verify"; a court decision keeps that mark until a SEND solicitor has confirmed it.
Not legal advice
Plenda gives general information about the law in England. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice about your own case. For free, impartial advice, contact your local SENDIASS or IPSEA.
If you think a rule is wrong
Each rule page has its own link to report a problem with that rule. A person reads every report, and fixes are listed in the changelog.
Report a problemThis opens an email to hello@plenda.co.uk. Please do not include a child's name or any personal details.
Every change, in the open
Every change to the rules is in the changelog. The latest is england-2026.10, released on 1 October 2026.