The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has recently published a case where Norfolk Council must reimburse £1,500 the family spent obtaining professional reports and pay the parents £5000 for their child’s lost opportunities for education and support, plus £500 for their avoidable distress caused by the Council’s faults.
On June 20th 2017 the Scottish Government introduced the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill – June 2017 [LINK] which modifies the Named Person duty following the 2016 Supreme Court ruling on information sharing. Here is a quote from the Explanatory Notes Continue reading
This is the explanation I have recently received about 16-18 college funding for students with special educational needs and disabilities. I am passing this on in the hope that it will explain the financial benefit to having an Education Health and Care Plan [EHCP] * Continue reading
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