EHCP (Education, Health and Care plan)

A legal document setting out a child's special educational needs and the support they must get.

An EHC plan is issued by the council for a child or young person aged 0–25 whose needs can't be met through the support a school normally provides. It is legally binding: the council must secure the special educational provision in Section F.

Plans have set sections, A to K, and must be reviewed at least once a year.