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 "id": "ehc-plans-england",
 "title": "Education, health and care plans, England",
 "category": "education",
 "summary": "Children and young people aged up to 25 in England with an education, health and care (EHC) plan, counted each January since 2019. Years are academic years: 2025/26 is the count in January 2026.",
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 "status": "",
 "notes": [
  "Plans active on the census day in January, as local authorities report them: the 15th of January in 2026. They include children in early years settings, young people in further education and those educated elsewhere."
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:46:45Z",
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  "label": "Children and young people with an EHC plan",
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  "note": "January 2026"
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   "name": "EHC plans",
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    },
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    },
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    }
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}