EHCP Compass — free EHCP guidance and SEND support for families in England
New AI tool

EHCP Draft Checker

Upload your child's draft EHC plan and get a free automated review of the legal basics — missing sections, needs without matching provision, and vague wording — plus a draft amendments letter you can edit and send within your 15-day response window.

This is information, not legal advice. For advice on your specific case, contact IPSEA (free SEND legal helpline) on 0300 222 5899. The advice line works by booked appointment — book a call at ipsea.org.uk/advice-line.

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Before you upload — your privacy

A draft EHCP contains sensitive information about your child. Please read how we handle it before uploading.

  • What we process. The text of your draft plan is analysed against fixed legal checks (SEND Regulations 2014, Code of Practice 2015) and, where AI is used, against a hard-coded list of legal sources. We never make claims about your child's needs — only about the document's legal form.
  • Files are deleted immediately. Uploaded files and extracted text are deleted as soon as your report is generated. Signed-in users can choose to save the report to their account; otherwise nothing is retained.
  • Never used to train AI. Our AI provider operates under a zero-retention, no-training agreement for submitted text.
  • Optional identity removal. Before analysis you can strip your child's name, date of birth, address and school name from the text. The checks do not need identity to work.
  • Read our full privacy policy.