The Children and Families Act (2014) introduces a new approach to the way children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported and these eligibility criteria take account of these reforms. The key aims of the new legislation are:
• To ensure children, young people and families know what help they can get when a child or young person has special educational needs and or disabilities
• To get education, health and social care services to work together to create co-ordinated assessments and to jointly commission services
• To involve children, young people and their parents in the process and to give them more say about the help they get
• For there to be one overall assessment process to look at what special help a child or young person will need with their education, health and social care needs all at the same time and work towards clearly defined outcomes
• For a child or young person to have one plan for meeting their education, health and social care needs which can run from birth until the age of 25 if necessary
• Where possible to give families the right to a personal budget extending choice and control over their support
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Both Financial and Community Impact;
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/02/2015
Financial: Yes;
Community Impact: Yes;
Decision due: 3 Dec 2015 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Children, Schools, Families and Leisure
Lead director: Director of Young People and Families
Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding
Contact: Mike McSorley, Head of Education Excellence Email: mike.mcsorley@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3428.
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