SEND: Strategic Legal Support

As demand increases and regulations evolve, managing SEND provision needs more than legal advice. It requires an advisor who understands the intersection of health, education and social care, and who can support commissioners, providers, and service leaders to navigate the complex multi-disciplinary landscape.

At Bevan Brittan, our SEND team provides comprehensive support to Local Authorities, the NHS and third sector organisations. We combine deep technical expertise, with a practical multi-agency approach to help you navigate the complexities of SEND policy, service delivery and disputes.

We act for regulators, commissioners and providers, giving us unique insight into the challenges across the entire system. We are market leaders in Court of Protection and deprivation of liberty matters, providing seamless support for young people transitioning from children’s to adult services (16-25).

Our SEND services

• Strategic policy and infrastructure: We help build robust frameworks, from initial EHC Needs Assessment protocols to long-term management strategies. We provide guidance on mediation and handling complex complaints, working with you to prevent challenges arising and resolve them swiftly if they do.
• Specialist SEND training: We offer an extensive library of technical training designed for both health and local authority professionals. Our sessions range from deep-dive technical workshops to ‘hot topic’ lunchtime learning sessions.
• Early intervention: Prevention is more cost-effective than litigation and our flexible Legal Surgery provide SEND leads with regular, scheduled access to legal experts. We can provide real time coaching for staff on technical law and policy developments, identifying cases that require formal instruction and spot trends in your area to identify improvements in overarching governance.
• Litigation and advocacy: When challenges arise, our team provides a formidable defence. We have extensive experience in SEND tribunals and mediation, judicial reviews, complex inter-jurisdictional cases and inquest services.