Decision

REASONS: Cabinet approved the implementation of the SEND and AP Transformation Programme as described in the report including the delegation for the usage of £1.35m of Exceptional Financial Support to Executive Director People, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Children to fund the interventions described in section 6 of the report.

REASONS RESOLVED:

The recommendations enable the Council to ensure that they are meeting their statutory duties as set out in Legislation and Law relating to the SEND Reforms of 2014 and more recent SEND and AP Improvement Plan Reforms of March 2023 by increasing the capacity of the service to meet the current

levels of demand. Ensure that service improvement happens at pace and that children and young people with SEND have their needs identified early and fully met, so that every child can meet their full potential.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:

None