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Chris Bristow, Interim Head of Strategy for Vulnerable GroupsLeicestershire CC

June 2014

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Contents of the Session

• Leicestershire CC approach to Children and Families Act and SEND Reform

Key deliverables

• Education Health and Care plans for young people with the most complex SEN requiring complex arrangements

• Local offer

• Personal budgets

• Joint Commissioning

• Mediation/Dispute resolution

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Key Themes

In Leicestershire the focus will be;-•Person centred approach focusing on Children/young people’s outcomes and aspirations, with young people and families central to decision making•Further emphasis on young people to be ready for adulthood and enabled to be independent •Graduated response•Early Support

•Saved CB jan 2013 SEND slides

Leicestershire CC approach

• The Approach that Leicestershire CC is proposing to take will be to optimise SEN Support stage and early support so that settings and families are enabled and resourced to make decisions and meet needs. This will be achieved by a comprehensive ‘Local offer’, devolving resources to settings and optimising where ever possible ‘Personal budgets’.

Local Offer

– Early years settings, Schools and colleges to publish local Offer

– Minimum standards for a early years settings, schools and colleges local offer based on Code of Practice

– Engage with other providers who offer services for children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities

– Develop this further where required over time

Personal Budgets

• LA is looking to see what part of child/young person’s personal budget can be converted into managed payment system e.g. SEN transport

• Health and social care components will also be personal budget

• training events on Local offer, Person Centred planning, SEN support Plan, New assessment process, EHC Plan, Annual review process

• LCC Web page with all SEND reform information in one place

http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/children_families/family/send.htm