Ofsted found a number of areas of "significant weakness" concluding that, as a result, children and young people's needs are not identified, assessed and met in an effective way.
The regulator, along with the Care Quality Commission, inspected SEND services provided by the council and South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in June, and has demanded the council produce a written statement of action to address their concerns.
Inspectors highlighted problems with the quality of education, health and care (EHC) plans and the frequency with which they were reviewed. The involvement of education, health and social care professionals in the development and review of EHC plans was also too variable.
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