Issue details

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) School Placement Sufficiency and Suitability Plan 2018-21

The Department for Education (DfE) has created a £215 million Special Provision Capital Fund (SPCF) nationally to help local authorities create new school places and improve existing facilities for children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

 

This report sets out what requirements the local authority needs to meet to receive the conditional funding allocation of £2,049,599.

 

This decision is time limited as the DfE requires publication of the local authorities SEND capital intentions by 14 March 2018 to release the funding.

 

A draft short plan of recommendations on how to spend the Special Provision Capital Fund (SPCF) will be presented to Cabinet in additional Appendices to this report once the consultation and audit of all Lancashire's Special School estate have been completed.

 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £1,500,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2018

Anticipated restriction: Part I  -

Decision due: 8 Mar 2018 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools

Contact: Sophie Valinakis Email: sophie.valinakis@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 07766 803678.

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