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This Practice Note provides a brief overview of the law of special educational needs (SEN) in Wales. It summarises the framework under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 concerning additional learning needs (ALN), together with the transitional arrangements brought about by this reform. For coverage of SEN in England, see Practice Note: Special educational needs in England under the Children and Families Act 2014. ALNET(W)A 2018, partially in force (with certain provisions in force from 1 September 2025), applies to the following pupils: children with newly recognised ALN; children who are detained; children in Nursery Years 1 or 2, or Years 1, 3, 5, 7 or 10, already receiving additional learning provision (ALP) through school action or school action plus; children attending a maintained school or Pupil Referral Unit who are looked after, or who are registered at more than one setting; children who are looked after but are not looked after children who are in the...

What is the ? The forms part of the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) within the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (the Tribunal). Decisions of the FTT can be appealed to the Upper Tribunal (UT). The FTT considers appeals concerning children and young people with special educational needs (SEN), as well as disability discrimination claims relating to schools and local authorities (LAs), including exclusions from school. How is a panel constituted? FTT panels are generally constituted of three members, though two-member panels are increasingly common. The panel is always chaired by a legally qualified member, while the others have substantial experience of SEN and disability matters. The UT consists of a single legally qualified member. When can an appeal be made to the First Tier Tribunal? All parents/guardians and young people have a right to appeal to the FTT: against any amendment to an education, health and care plan (EHCP) against a decision to cease to maintain an EHCP; under...

Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) Part 3 of the CFA 2014 sets out the primary statutory framework for children and young people in England who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). It brings in ‘Education, Health and Care plans’ (EHC plans), which specify the support that must be delivered to meet identified educational needs. This support can be available to young people up to the age of 25 throughout England. See Practice Note: Special educational needs in England under the Children and Families Act 2014. For the position in Wales, see Practice Note: Special educational needs law in Wales, respectively. Compulsory school age runs until the last Friday in June in the year a young person turns 16. For the purposes of the CFA 2014, anyone above compulsory school age but under 25 is treated as a ‘young person’. Young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) who wish to pursue further education are entitled to have their EHC plan...