Our Services
General Information
Standard Support
Click on the buttons below for an example of our most popular packages, charged at £45 an hour. Each section includes a guide to expected hours, to give you an idea of overall cost.
In the interests of fairness, we have avoided set package prices, to reflect the signifcant range of time required to complete assignments, depending on quantity and quality of evidence.
Please provide key dates and deadlines.
For ad-hoc support, and support alongside one of our packages, we charge £45 an hour for standard support.
To reflect the varying levels of complexity and often short-notice nature of Tribunal work, we charge £55 an hour.
Bespoke Packages
Should you require sometihng slightly more bespoke, please do get in touch and we will see how we can help you.
Email: hello@sn-labyrinth.co.uk
(Updated and applicable to new instructions as of 01/06/2026)
Our Packages
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EHC Needs Assessment Request
EHC Needs Assessment Requests
We will assist you with your EHC needs assessment request. This process will involve:
- A virtual meeting to discuss your child's needs
- Completion of the LA application form (if appropriate)
- A detailed letter that outlines how the legal threshold for the EHC needs assessment has been met, covering the Four Broad Areas of need, referenced back to the supporting evidence (typically 8-10 pages)
This can take between 6 and 10 hours, depending on the quantity and quality of the evidence available.
EHCP Proposed Amendments
EHCP Draft Amendments following EHCNA or Annual Review
Typically, this service is used after a draft has been issued; however, it is also beneficial if you know your EHCP needs a full re-write to do this ahead of an Annual Review meeting.
You can then discuss all proposeed amendments with school and send it off with the AR paperwork. Any amendments not agreed are then all ready for Appeal and can be added to your Working Document:
This service will include:
- Colour-coded bold font and strikethrough proposed amendments added directly to the plan, referenced to the corresponding report.
- A full re-write will typically have 80-100 amendments, referenced in the footnotes.
- Questions or suggestions to the LA where elements are missing and the report lacks specificity.
- A 'clean' version for the parents, which shows how the final EHCP would look if agreed. (Physically delete strikethrough.)
The time taken to complete this can vary significantly, depending on the number of reports and whether they are LA/NHS or independent. A typical draft re-write takes around 8-10 hours, but can be closer to 12 hours if reports are detailed or as few as 3-4 hours if reports are brief.
I am not afraid to completely re-write sections B and F, if that is what is needed.
Please note: If there is a significant medical implication, such as hearing or visual impairment, beyond normal wearer of glasses, this will be more complex as everything must first be considered in relation to this impairment. This can sometimes be overlooked by the LA, therefore requiring signifcantly more input.
Should the LA return a second draft for review, this can take between 1-4 hours, depending on how clear the LA has made their draft. (A clear return typically will only need 1-2 hours to check.)
Grounds of Appeal - Refusal to Assess
Grounds of Appeal - Refusal to Assess (RTA)
We will write your appeal grounds services if the Local Authority refuses to assess your child through the EHC needs assessment. This service will include:
- Support in obtaining the mediation certificate
- Completion of the SEND35A Form
- Comprehensive appeal grounds written in MS Word (typically 8-10 pages), outlining the reasons and fully referenced back to the evidence
- Review and list of relevant evidence
- If you have new evidence since the original EHCNA request was made, this will be included and we will support you in the immediate submission of a second EHCNA request to run alongside your appeal. (We have done this previously and had success in persuading the LA to concede, prior to the initial response, which is due 6 weeks later.)
Depending on the detail within the original EHCNA request, this typically takes 6 - 8 hours.
If we wrote the original assessment request, or did the draft proposed amendments, this typically takes 3-4 hours, depending on whether there is new evidence for inclusion.
Grounds of Appeal - Refusal to Issue
Grounds of Appeal - Refusal to Issue (RTI)
Refusal to Issue appeals are the most complex appeals, requiring a significant level of legally based input, referring to Legislation and Case Law to support your case.
Unlike Refusal to Assess appeals, the onus is on the parent to demonstrate an EHCP is required.
If your LA has refused to issue an EHCP for your child, we will write your appeal grounds. This service will include:
- Support, if required, in obtaining the mediation certificate
- Completion of the SEND35 Form
- Comprehensive Grounds of Appeal written in MS Word (typically 10-14 pages), outlining the reasons why the child requires an EHCP, fully referenced back to the evidence and relevant legislation and Case law, covering the Four Broad Areas of Need.
- All needs fully identified, colour-coded and referenced back to the evidence, which could be used in section B of an EHC plan.
- Provision required to meet the needs identified, which could be used in section F of an EHC plan.
- Review and list of relevant evidence
The Grounds of Appeal will provide structure and guide your through your appeal.
This typically takes 10-14 hours, depending on how much evidence there is to reveiw and include.
If required, we can also prepare a new EHCNA request, ready to be submitted in 6 months, with areas highlighted that will likely require updating before submission.
Grounds of Appeal - Sections B, F and I
Grounds of Appeal - Sections B, F and I
Once you have your final EHCP, we can write your appeal grounds against sections B, F (and I) of your EHCP. It is advisable to appeal sections B and F if you are looking to challenge section I.
This service will include:
- Support in obtaining the mediation certificate
- Completion of SEND35 Form
- Comprehensive Grounds of Appeal written in MS Word (typically 8 -10 pages), outlining the reasons and referencing back to the evidence and the Four Broad Areas of Need
- Review and list relevant evidence
- Grounds of Appeals for Sections B and F take 6-10 hours to write.
- Addition of Section I typically takes a further 2-3 hours, based on researching two settings (LA proposed/current and parental preference)
If you have previously used our EHCP draft amendments service, the time to lodge your appeal will be typically 5-8 hours.
Working Document Service
Working Document Service
For our Working Document service, we will provide you with:
- Working Document Version 2, which will contain all proposed amendments, following the tribunal key, to which, in theory, the LA could agree, concluding the appeal.
- All amendments and proposed changes will be fully referenced back to the corresponding report from which the information has been obtained.
- Parents will also receive a colour-coded version, to easily identify from which report an amendment is taken.
It typically takes 10-12 hours to complete the first draft of the Working Document; I am not afraid to completely re-write an EHCP where this is necessary.
- We can also review your WD once it has been returned by the LA; this will be charged at £45/hour. (First return typically takes 2-3 hours, subsequent returns should be much quicker to review.)
If you used our draft amendments service prior to lodging your appeal, this will be signifcantly quicker, depending on new evidence and reports to be included.
Please note: If there is a significant medical implication, such as hearing or visual impairment, beyond normal wearer of glasses, this will be more complex as everything must first be considered in relation to this impairment. This can sometimes be overlooked by the LA, therefore requiring signifcantly more input.
Tribunal Services
Tribunal Services - Case Management
*AT CAPACITY - REVIEW IN THE AUTUMN 2026*
*We are unable to offer fully case management for new tribunal cases; however, we may still be able to help with specifics for tribunal*
We can offer ongoing support throughout your appeal. We can deal with as much or as little of your appeal as you need, whether it is just offering guidance, and you complete the relevant steps or whether we do all the steps too. We will quote for significant tasks, for example, the Working Docment, and will keep a tab for general support and mini-tasks.
We only have limited capacity to offer for this and it will be dependent on when your Tribunal deadlines fall.
We may still be able to help with specifics for tribunal though, if we are unable to offer full case management.
Please note: Tribunal Case Management is charged at a rate of £55 an hour, payable at the end of each month or when a pre-agreed limit is reached.
Additional Sevices
Additional Services
Upon completion of a service, if you require any additional minor assistance, such as help with completing a SEND7 form, or drafting letters for a provision panel, we reserve the right to charge £45 per hour, billed in 15-minute increments, with a minimum charge of £22.50 (30 minutes)
Estimates of time for assignments are for guide purposes only and we will keep you informed, should significantly more time be required. On agreeing a quote, you agree to paying for up to 2 hours more, unless a set final price has been agreed.
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