The SEND flag applies where a young person:
Has an EHC plan.
Had an EHC plan or statement of SEN at the time of completing compulsory education.
Young people who receive special educational provision but who have never had a statement of SEN or EHC plan should not be recorded in YP45.
Those young people who LAs know are receiving special educational provision at a lower level than would require or qualify them for an EHC plan should be recorded in YP63. Because a young person cannot be counted as both SEND and SEN Support Flag, the MI now includes a P1 error report (306) to flag if a young person has been counted as both.
The SEND flag should remain on the young person’s record throughout their further education, and the young person’s record remains in the data until the end of the academic year in which they have their 18th birthday, regardless of their activity. LAs are required to provide information through NCCIS of young adults who have an EHC plan and whose permanent address is within the LA area. For NCCIS reporting, young adults are defined as those who are between the academic ages of 18 and 24, and they should only be included in the XML extract if they have a current EHC plan.
If more guidance is needed, best thing will be to contact the NCCIS Helpline.