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<p>All schools, including academies, have a duty under the Children and Families Act
2014 to identify and support the special educational needs and disabilities of pupils,
whether or not they have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan.</p><p>Where a child
has an EHC plan, the local authority that issued it has a statutory duty to ensure
that the specified special educational provision is delivered by the named school,
which could be an academy. If a parent believes a school is not delivering the support
specified for their child in an EHC plan, they can take this up with the school through
its published complaints procedure or directly with the local authority.</p><p>If
this does not resolve the parent’s concerns, either the parent or the local authority
is able to ask the Department for Education for a determination on whether the school
has failed to carry out a statutory duty or has done so in an unreasonable way. Where
officials find that a school has failed to carry out a statutory duty or has done
so in an unreasonable way, they can make an order on behalf of my right hon. Friend,
the Secretary of State for Education requiring the school to put matters right, if
this would be expedient.</p><p> </p>
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