SEN & EHCP Advocates in London

Use this Greater London hub to choose the right area page for EHCP advice, SEND advocacy, school placement disputes, annual reviews and tribunal preparation. London is split by borough systems, so start with the area that matches home, school or local authority responsibility.

Choose a London area
✓ North London✓ West London✓ South London✓ East London

Why London needs area-specific EHCP pages

London families often have to navigate EHCP decisions across 32 boroughs and the City of London, with school places, annual reviews, exclusions, transport and tribunal deadlines handled by different local authority teams.

The legal language is England SEN/SEND and EHCP, but the practical route changes by borough. A useful advocate understands the difference between school meetings, local authority correspondence, SENDIASS advice, mediation, working documents and tribunal-stage evidence.

Choose by the pressure point

  • ✓ Home borough and responsible local authority
  • ✓ School or college location
  • ✓ Annual review, phase transfer or exclusion deadline
  • ✓ Transport, specialist placement or tribunal dispute
  • ✓ Evidence from EP, OT, SLT, CAMHS or paediatrics

Choose a London area

The area pages below are the only London area links from this hub. North, West, South and East London pages do not link to each other, so this page stays the central route.

North London

Barnet, Camden, Islington, Haringey, Enfield, Highgate, Finchley, Hampstead and Crouch End

Open North London

West London

Ealing, Hammersmith, Fulham, Hounslow, Chiswick, Acton, Richmond, Brentford, Harrow and Hillingdon

Open West London

South London

Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bromley, Croydon, Sutton, Merton, Dulwich and Wimbledon

Open South London

East London

Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking, Dagenham, Stratford and Leyton

Open East London

Common questions about SEN and EHCP advocates in London

Why use a London hub for SEN and EHCP advocates?

Greater London is too large for one local route. The hub helps families choose North, West, South or East London so borough, school travel and local authority context are clearer.

Do London EHCP rules change by borough?

The legal framework is England SEN/SEND and EHCP law, but each borough has its own teams, forms, SENDIASS route, Local Offer and panel process. That is why area-specific pages are useful.

When should I contact an advocate rather than only SENDIASS?

Start with free local information where possible. Private advocates, charities or solicitors may be useful when there is a refusal, weak EHCP wording, placement dispute, annual review deadline or tribunal paperwork.