Rulebook · Time limit

Amended plan (after a Tribunal order about the school or college)

The council must issue the amended plan naming the school or institution (or type).

How it is counted

Within 2 weeks of the date of the order: the same day of the week, 2 weeks later.

Whose date it is

The council

What starts it

The SEND Tribunal made its order

What counts as done

The council sent the final amended plan, or its decision not to amend

Type of rule

Law (Act or Regulations)

Rule id

order_amend_placement

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

If the date passes

The council must still carry out the Tribunal's order. The Tribunal cannot enforce its own orders, so the routes are a complaint, the Ombudsman, a complaint to the Secretary of State or judicial review.

Steps people often take:

• Write to the council, quote the order and its time limit, and ask when it will be done.
• Make a formal complaint, then complain to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
• A complaint can also be made to the Secretary of State for Education, who can direct a council that acts unreasonably or does not carry out a duty.
• For serious delay, a solicitor can send a pre-action letter before a judicial review claim (within 3 months).

Your own deadlines do not change because the council is late.

Sources

• SEND Regulations 2014, reg 44(2)Law (Act or Regulations)

Work out your dates

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