Annual review
A Person Centred Annual Review (PCAR) must be held at least annually, usually at the child or young person’s educational setting, once an EHCP has been issued.
Parents, carers, and the child or young person involved must contribute to the PCAR by:
- considering a pupil’s progress linked to the outcomes in the EHCP, what has gone well, what has not and if so, what needs to change to meet the outcome
- considering if the outcome has been met or if a new outcome is needed to meet the continuing need
- reviewing the personal budget, if there is one
- allowing parents/carers or a young person to request changes to the EHCP.
There are documents that need to be completed for the PCAR:
- if you're a parent download the PCAR parent/carers views form
- if you're a young person download the PCAR young person's views form
- if you're an educational setting download the PCAR record of meeting form or the PCAR record of meeting (Year 9 onwards) form.
When the review is complete, the paperwork must be returned to us within 10 days of the meeting.
We must accept the PCAR or consider any requests for changes to the EHCP made at the review within two weeks of the date of receipt.
Parents, carers or the young person can appeal against decisions resulting from the PCAR to the First Tier Tribunal.