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Local Area SEND Inspections Ofsted/CQC Briefing Paper for London Parent Carer Forums Background •

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The Children and Families Act of 2014 – places responsibility on the local area, which includes the local authority and health commissioners and providers, to identify and meet the needs of children and young people and those who have special educational needs and/or disability aged 0-25 and to improve their outcomes. Commissioned by Minister Edward Timpson Ofsted and CQC are working jointly to deliver a programme of local area inspections over the next five years to inspect local areas and evaluate how well they are fulfilling these duties. Section 19 of the Children and Families Act sets an expectation in the Children and Families Act of coproduction and families being at the centre of decisions about them The SEND Code of Practice sets out the legal expectations of Local Areas in relation to EHCPs, SEND Support, Joint Commissioning, Preparing for Adulthood etc – these are what Local Areas need to focus on through the inspection process. Sometimes Local Areas may develop a framework to indicate where they think they are and what strengths and weaknesses are As time goes on there is a sense that the expectations of the inspections is more clear and reflective of the fact that the legislation has now been in place for almost 3 years Given the complexities the strength of local leadership is obviously key to delivering successfully the requirements of the Children and Families Act and evidencing that to the Local Area Inspection Teams All 152 local areas will be inspected over a 5 year period Inspection teams will include an HMI (lead), a CQC Inspector and an Ofsted Inspector (OI). Webinar by Enfield and Hertfordshire Parent Carer Forums who have been inspected: http://www.cafamily.org.uk/media/967015/contact_a_family_webinar__cqc_and_ofsted_inspections.pdf Inspections to date

Since 1st April 2016 there have been 20 Inspections completed. 5 areas to date have been asked to submit Written Statements of Actions due to significant concerns.

March 2017


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