The Guardian view on Send provision: letting children down | Editorial

Record numbers of parents are fighting councils in court to get the support they need. They shouldn’t have to resort to thisFor parents whose children have special educational needs or disabilities (Send), getting help can resemble an adversarial battle. Over the last decade, parents have increasingly resorted to taking councils to court for failing to carry out assessments for education, health and care plans (EHCPs), or for issuing a plan that fails to recognise their child’s needs