Cambridgeshire County Council

The Council was at fault. It failed to complete Mrs X’s child, Y’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment within statutory timeframes which caused Mrs X uncertainty and delayed her appeal rights to the Tribunal. The Council also failed to consider whether it owed Y a Section 19 duty to put alternative provision in place and to maintain oversight of its delegated responsibilities when Y’s school put them on a reduced timetable in April and June 2025 causing further uncertainty to Mrs X and Y. The Council agreed to apologise and make a payment to Mrs X and Y to remedy the injustice ca