Legal Guidance

SEND law, duties and timescales explained

Get clear general information about SEND duties, statutory guidance and common timescales in England.

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This assistant can help with

Explaining legal duties in plain English
Finding the relevant statutory source
Separating guidance from enforceable duties

Suitable questions

“What is the 20-week EHCP timescale?”
“What duty does Section 42 create?”
“Is this law or just guidance?”

What it does not do

It does not provide legal, medical, psychological or safeguarding advice.
It does not assess or diagnose a child, represent you, contact another organisation or guarantee an outcome.
It does not replace a solicitor, medical professional, educational psychologist or personalised human advocate.

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AI can make mistakes. Replies are general information and drafting support, not legal, medical or professional advice. They may be wrong, out of date or miss important context. Avoid identifying details, check anything that matters, and only use what you are happy to stand behind.

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