Christine Lenehan, CDC director, said it may be some weeks before all areas are properly delivering key elements of the SEND reforms, a number of which came into force at the beginning of the month.
For example, Lenehan said she was aware that some councils had still not published on their website a “local offer” drawn up with families, giving details of all the support available to disabled children, young people and their families in the area.
She added: “Some have raised concerns not all the local offers are up yet. I think we need to give people a few weeks to arrange to get local offers on websites.”
From 1 September, a new system for assessing the needs of children and young people with SEN and disabilities and putting in place the provision for meeting them was introduced. As well as publishing “local offers”, councils should offer mediation, advice and support services for families, and the option of using personal budgets to purchase care services.
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