The plans, unveiled by children’s minister Edward Timpson earlier this week, will see the creation of a new SEN reform grant, with councils expected to spend their share of the £70m on putting in place the service infrastructure to ensure the new SEN system is a success when it starts in September 2014.
The money is to come out of the £150m top-sliced from the now defunct early intervention grant (EIG) – the non-ringfenced funding pot that was given to councils this year to help them recruit more adopters.
The SEN reforms introduce a new needs-assessment process, managed by local authorities, with statutory timescales to ensure quicker decisions are made on whether support is to be provided and what form it takes. Education, health and care plans will co-ordinate support for all children and young people aged up to 25.
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