Personal Budgets in Education
Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
Personal Budgets for Education January 2024 update (information previously accessed January 2023)
Please could you answer the following questions in relation to your Local Education Authority:-
1. How many children/young people within your Local Authority with an EHCP have no school or setting named in Section I of their Plan (as at Jan 24)?
2. How many children/young people within your Local Authority with an EHCP are electively home educated (as at Jan 24)?
3. How many children/young people within your Local Authority have been awarded and currently access Personal Budgets for Education (as at Jan 24)?
4. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed have been provided as part of an Education Otherwise Than At/In School or College (EOTAS(C)/EOTIS(C)) provision described in their Education Health and Care Plan (as at Jan 24)?
5. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed have been awarded to children/young people who are being Electively Home Educated (EHE) (as at Jan 24)?
6. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently being accessed are awarded in the form of Direct Payments to families (as at Jan 24)?
7. What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education within your Local Authority (as at Jan 24)?
8. What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education allocated as Direct Payments to families within your Local Authority (as at Jan 24)?
I very much appreciate your response in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Lockwood
Dear Sir / Madam
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North East Lincolnshire Council
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/30173/2324.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:
1. How many children/young people within your Local Authority with an
EHCP have no school or setting named in Section I of their Plan (as at Jan
24)?
104
2. How many children/young people within your Local Authority with an
EHCP are electively home educated (as at Jan 24)?
11
3. How many children/young people within your Local Authority have
been awarded and currently access Personal Budgets for Education (as at
Jan 24)?
41
4. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed
have been provided as part of an Education Otherwise Than At/In School or
College (EOTAS(C)/EOTIS(C)) provision described in their Education Health
and Care Plan (as at Jan 24)?
41
5. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed
have been awarded to children/young people who are being Electively Home
Educated (EHE) (as at Jan 24)?
0
6. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently being
accessed are awarded in the form of Direct Payments to families (as at Jan
24)?
4
7. What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education
within your Local Authority (as at Jan 24)?
£536,768.00
8. What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education
allocated as Direct Payments to families within your Local Authority (as
at Jan 24)?
£108,480.00
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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