Making educational psychology advice operate at "arms length" from local authorities is one of the options that will be considered by a committee set up by the government to look at SEN assessment.
The Lamb Inquiry has been established in response to a House of Commons Education and Skills Committee report on SEN assessment and funding, which was published in October 2007.
Brian Lamb, chair of the Special Educational Consortium, will chair the committee. It has been asked to look at a range of measures and report in June 2008 on which appear most promising.
A selection of the ideas will then be piloted from September 2008 to July 2009, before the committee makes its final report in September that year.
Kevin Brennan, the junior children's minister, said: "The findings of this inquiry will help to inform the development of the next stage of our thinking in this area."
Lamb will be supported by a committee of expert advisors, and will also seek the input of parents and professionals with an interest in the subject.
The advisors are:
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