Rulebook · What a plan is checked against

Where there is a personal budget, Section J should give detailed information on it, including the arrangements for any direct payments.

Type of rule

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

Checks that look for it

• Personal budget details not found
• Section J and the facts given differ

Rule id

req.plan.j_personal_budget

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

Sources

• SEND Code of Practice 2015, Section J row, para 9.69Code of Practice: should (follow unless there is a good reason not to)
• SEND Code of Practice 2015, Section F row (personal budget details set out in Section J), para 9.69Code of Practice: should (follow unless there is a good reason not to)

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