Moving from Wales to England

Hello Everyone,

My 3 year old son son has just been diagnosed with Autism. We currently live in Wales and he has an Individual Development Plan (IDP). We are thinking of moving from Wales to England to move closer to family and we were wondering if anyone here had done this and could share their experience in terms of whether our son would need to be reassessed or how easy it is to transfer any funding that he is entitled to. Thank you so much for your help in advance!

mael over 4 years ago

It does depend on where you move some councils are good some are nightmares ,to get a IDP moved is meant to be straightforward, but it does depend on how much it is going to cost them e,g if he has 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 teaching ,or residential.

I have found wales [powys] to be a nightmare ,at present going through 2nd tribunal and they have hired top london barrister. ,wiltshire total nightmare [residential school with bars on windows or care] but know others who have found it good ,devon rubbish, dorset good ,cornwall bad
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Kerri-Mod over 4 years ago

Dear NAS71540,

You may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice on this issue. https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/helpline

You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm.Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an adviser.

You might also like to contact our Education Rights Service who provides information, support and advice on educational provision and entitlements. Please see the following link for further information: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/education-advice-line

I hope that helps.

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