Decision

APPROVED:

1. The completion of the Hackney SEND Reform Plan & Post-Inspection Action Plan, pending approval from the Department for Education (DfE), were noted.
2. The "invest-to-save" strategic financial framework in the SEND Reform Plan, designed to stabilise the High Needs Block expenditure growth at 4% annually without further reliance on general Schools Block transfers, were noted.
3. The development and operational deployment of the ‘Experts at Hand’ service model across mainstream settings and providers, were noted.
4. The capital allocation strategy for utilising High Needs Capital to repurpose underused spaces within mainstream provisions, to deliver approximately 530 local Support Base places and 186 new Specialist Base places across our four-neighbourhood model, were noted.
5. The multi-agency governance framework, including the recent establishment of the SEND and Alternative Provision Executive Board, the continuation of the SEND and Alternative Provision Partnership Board, and the creation of the SEND Reform Programme Board, to ensure transparent monitoring, joint commissioning, and strict milestone tracking, were noted.
6. The strategic decision to integrate the Inspection Action Plan directly into the SEND and Inclusion 3-year Strategy (2026-2029), were noted.

Reasons for decision

No decision required as these plans are being reviewed and approved directly by the DfE.