EHCP needs assessment related templates

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Dear Nottinghamshire County Council,

The Education Health and Care assessment process involves the local authority (SEN department) asking for and securing advice and information from agencies on the child or young person's needs and what provision may be required to meet those needs and outcomes. Paragraph 9.49 of the SEN Code of Practice explains what advice and information must be sought and who from. Agencies must respond within 6 weeks of the request.

1. Please provide a blank request form template or templates used for requesting advice and information from agencies as part of the EHC assessment process.
2. Please provide a copy of service agreements with agencies. If these cannot be disclosed in whole, I would like to see the information on any recommended phrasing for EHCP assessment reports where requested by the local authority: these may include assessments from educational psychology, social care, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, CAMHS etc. This is not an exhaustive list.

Please contact me if you require any clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Ann Cooper

FOI, Nottinghamshire County Council

Dear Ms Cooper

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (Ref NCC-032913-18)

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Freedom of Information Act Team

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FOI, Nottinghamshire County Council

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Dear Ms Cooper,

 

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information Request.

 

I am now able to provide you with the information supplied by the relevant
department, as follows:

 

1. Please provide a blank request form template or templates used for
requesting advice and information from agencies as part of the EHC
assessment process.

Please find attached.

 

2. Please provide a copy of service agreements with agencies. If these
cannot be disclosed in whole, I would like to see the information on any
recommended phrasing for EHCP assessment reports where requested by the
local authority: these may include assessments from educational
psychology, social care, speech and language therapy, occupational
therapy, physiotherapy, CAMHS etc. This is not an exhaustive list.

The  LA  does not have specific service agreements with partner agencies.
Partnership working and compliance is however overseen by the Local Area
SEND Accountability Board. Partner agencies also sit on the EHC Assessment
Panel and are accountable for ensuring  their respective agencies comply
with requests for information and advice.

 

I hope this now satisfies your request, and should you have any further
enquiries please do not hesitate to contact me directly on the details
below.

 

In addition to this and for future reference Nottingham County Council
regularly publishes previous FOIR,s and answers on its website, under
Disclosure logs. (see link)
[1]http://site.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/theco...

 

You can use the search facility using keywords.

 

If you wish to raise any concerns about the way your request was dealt
with, then please write to the Team Manager, Complaints and Information,
County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP or e-mail
[2][Nottinghamshire County Council request email] quoting the reference number above. 

 

Kind Regards

Janet Lowe

 

 

Complaints, Information & Mediation Officer.

Complaints and Information Team

Chief Executive’s Dept

Nottinghamshire County Council

County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP

 

Tel: 01159 774137

 

 

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Dear FOI,

As you don't have specific service agreements please could you provide a copy of the letter you send or form you send to educational psychology, social care, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, CAMHS to engage them in the EHC assessment process?

Yours sincerely,

Ann Cooper

Dear FOI,

Please, could you send a copy of what you send to the educational psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, CAMHS etc to engage them in the assessment process? Also, what do you send to the Social Care team to ensure they carry out an assessment if one hasn't been done already for the child or YP?

Yours sincerely,

Ann Cooper