Rulebook · Plan check

Provision not fully quantified

Section F provision should normally be quantified: its type, hours and frequency, and the level of expertise.

What a point from this check says, with placeholders in square brackets:

Not found in the text supplied for this [kind of provision]: [what was found].

Where it looks

• Section F: Special educational provision

How it is reported

Code says shouldThe SEND Code of Practice says "should" here. The bodies it applies to (such as councils, schools, colleges and health bodies) must have regard to it, and the Code says they will be expected to explain any departure from it.

Type of rule

Code of Practice: should (follow unless there is a good reason not to)

How Plenda finds it

From the wording of the plan. Found by matching words, so a person should check it.

What would address it

Add the missing details: how often, how long each time, who delivers it and their training or expertise.

The requirement

See the requirement and every check that looks for it

Rule id

chk.f.not_quantified

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

Sources

• SEND Code of Practice 2015, Section F row (normally quantified), para 9.69Code of Practice: should (follow unless there is a good reason not to)

Plan checks look at what a plan says and how clearly. They do not judge whether the help is enough for the child.

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