Every need in Section B should have provision in Section F
Section B describes needs, Section F describes provision. When a need has no matching provision, families are left without support. How to spot and fix mismatches.
The SEND Code of Practice expects the plan to show how provision in Section F corresponds to each need in Section B. In practice, drafts often identify a need and then… nothing. No provision addresses it.
How to check your draft
Take each need in Section B, one at a time, and ask: which sentence in Section F provides for this?
- "Significant difficulty with peer interaction" → which F provision works on social communication, how often?
- "Unable to follow multi-step instructions" → which F provision teaches and supports this daily?
- "Sensory processing difficulties" → where is the sensory provision or occupational therapy?
If the honest answer is "I can't find it", you have an amendment to request: add provision in Section F that addresses this need, specifying type, frequency and duration — or explain why the council believes no provision is required.
Why councils leave gaps
Usually to keep costs down or because a report was unclear. It is not your job to accept a gap; the plan is supposed to be complete. If the council believes a need requires no provision, it should say so and reason it — that written position is also useful evidence if you appeal later.
Our free checker does this cross-check automatically — comparing each Section B sentence against Section F and flagging needs with no visible match.