Minutes:
The Executive Director – Children’s Services submitted the SEND Quarter 1 Performance and Finance Report.
N Sleight and S Day attended to present the report.
The Local Area continued to be subject to monitoring from the DfE and NHS England to ensure sufficient progress is made against the Written Statement of Action (WSoA).
The Council had been focused on improving parent and carer communication and engagement including a questionnaire of which responses gave a clear indication that parents and carers would prefer a consortium model.
The Council’s SEND advisor at the DfE had changed and the Council would continue to prepare for inspection in the next quarter.
In regard to the safety valve programme, the payments for both the first and second instalment had been approved.
RESOLVED that the update be noted.