Among concerns raised, following a joint inspection by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission in November 2017, is that families are being frozen out of decisions about their children.
Inspectors found that parents no longer trust SEND support services due to a lack of transparency about decisions. They also found that health, social care and education leaders are unaware of the strength of animosity among families.
Lancashire County Council and the area's seven clinical commissioning groups were rebuked for failing to work together to address concerns, which also include poor-quality record keeping, a lack of information sharing and failures to ensure children are safe.
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