EHCP for children with specials educational needs

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Dear Barking and Dagenham Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following information regarding the EHCP for children with specials educational needs who are due to transition into secondary school in September 2016.

1. How many children with special educational needs in your local authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or statement of SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2016?

2. How many of these children received their final transition Education Health Care Plan or statement by the 15 February 2016 deadline?

Yours faithfully,

Elina Miezite

Danielle Hazell,

Information request
Our reference: 674836

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Dear Ms Miezite
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 22
February 2016 concerning;

I kindly request the following information regarding the EHCP for children
with special educational needs who are due to transition into secondary
school in September 2016.

1. How many children with special educational needs in your local
authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or statement of SEN
for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2016?

2. How many of these children received their final transition Education
Health Care Plan or statement by the 15 February 2016 deadline?
 
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Yours sincerely
 
 
Danielle Hazell
Children's Services Complaints and Information Officer
Children's Services
0208 227 2111
[email address]
 
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Danielle Bridge,

Information request
Our reference: 674836

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Dear Ms Miezite
 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
is set out below:

 1.     How many children with special educational needs in your local
authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or statement of
SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September
2016? 

         88   Pupils

 

 1.     How many of these children received their final transition
Education Health Care Plan or statement by the 15 February 2016
deadline?

         80 Pupils received the plans by the 15^th February 2016. Two
pupils moved out of the area and the rest have now been finalised.

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Yours sincerely
 
 
Danielle Bridge
Children's Services Complaints and Information Officer
Children's Services
0208 227 2111
[email address]
 
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