The 15-page document, called Guidance on Looked After Children with Special Educational Needs Placed Out-of-Authority, aims to clarify responsibilities of councils on issues such as carrying out SEN assessments.
The document, which also includes case studies of good practice, makes clear that it is the responsibility of the council in the area where the child has been placed for carrying out a SEN assessment.
But it adds that there is scope for the local authority responsible for the child to handle this, if it is in the best interests of the child and both councils agree.
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