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The South London Commissioning programme aims to deliver high-quality services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at the most efficient cost.
The sub-regional framework, which comprises 10 south London boroughs, was set up specifically in 2014 in response to rising demand for SEND services.
The boroughs involved - Croydon, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Lewisham, Kingston and Richmond - were seeing the number of SEN statements increase year on year.
The number of education, health and care plans issued for these areas in 2014 was 12,208 which increased to 16,262 in 2018.
"The challenges were also about being a big enough player in what can be a really complex market," explains Jenny Wade, head of commissioning and procurement at Croydon which is the lead borough for the programme.
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