Rulebook · What a plan is checked against

A final plan names the school or other institution to be attended and states its type or, where no institution is named, states the type of school or institution, unless the council arranges education otherwise than at a school or college.

Type of rule

Law (Act or Regulations)

Checks that look for it

• No school or setting in a final plan
• Placement not clear

Rule id

req.plan.i_final

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

Sources

• SEND Regulations 2014, reg 12(1)(i)Law (Act or Regulations)
• Children and Families Act 2014, s 39(3)Law (Act or Regulations)
• Children and Families Act 2014, s 39(5)Law (Act or Regulations)
• Children and Families Act 2014, s 40(2)Law (Act or Regulations)

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