Number of Children who did not receive their final transition Education Health Care Plan by the 15.02 deadline in 2023

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Dear Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please advise with regards the following questions:

Question 1: As of 15 February 2023, how many children in your local authority had an Education Health Care Plan?

Question 2: How many children with special educational needs in your local authority area required an Education Health Care Plan for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2023?

Question 3: How many of these children received their final transition Education Health Care Plan by the 15 February 2023 deadline?

Yours faithfully,
Summer Cummings

Information Management Team, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

REF: FOI 18532

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Andrew Evans, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Hi Summer,

 

Further to your recent enquiry, see below:

 

Dear Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council,

 

Please advise with regards the following questions:

 

Question 1: As of 15 February 2023, how many children in your local
authority had an Education Health Care Plan? 2782

 

Question 2: How many children with special educational needs in your local
authority area required an Education Health Care Plan for transitioning
from primary to secondary school in September 2023? 195

 

Question 3: How many of these children received their final transition
Education Health Care Plan by the 15 February 2023 deadline? 177

 

Yours faithfully,

Summer Cummings

 

Thanks,

 

Andy

 

Andrew Evans

SEND Finance and Admin Manager

Education and Early Years

Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Oldham Council

Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT

Tel – 0161 770 3153

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