Usually the team that creates the statement includes an educational psychologist, a teacher, and the parents. It may also include the family's health visitor or other personnel, such as a speech therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, or child development specialist. Each child's statement is reviewed and updated annually. Disability advocates strongly urge parents to get expert help with the statementing process. Your LEA can limit services according to its budget, even if those services are listed as necessary on your child's statement.
Service availability varies widely between LEAs.
Some therapeutic services, such as speech therapy, may also be available through National Health. School placements in the UK run the gamut from residential schools to specialist schools to full inclusion in mainstream schools. Parents and disability advocates can insist that LEAs follow this code when devising programs for statemented students, and have access to a formal appeals process. The UK government has recently taken steps toward improving Early Intervention offerings. Currently, EI services are not mandated by law, although they are available in many areas.