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What steps, if any, the health body or council has decided to take after considering the recommendation

What steps, if any, the health body or council has decided to take after considering the recommendation. The reply must say what the health body or council has decided to do about the recommendation, including if it has decided to do nothing.

The law requires a letter like this to include it.

Part of the letter: Reply to a Tribunal recommendation about health or social care.

Type of rule

Law (Act or Regulations)This is the law, set by an Act of Parliament or by Regulations.

Rule id

notice.tribunal_recommendation_response.steps_stated

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

Sources

• SEND (First-tier Tribunal Recommendations Power) Regulations 2017, reg 6(5)(b)Law (Act or Regulations)
• SEND (First-tier Tribunal Recommendations Power) Regulations 2017, reg 7(3)(b)Law (Act or Regulations)

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