SEN children transitioning from primary to secondary school in 2017

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Cornwall Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Christina Savage

Dear Cornwall Council,

Please could you tell me:

1. How many children/ young people between the ages of 0 and 25 years old in your local authority have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP?

2. How many children with special educational needs in your local authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or a statement of SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2017?

3. How many of these children (Q2) received their final transition Education Health Care Plan or statement by 15 February 2017?

Yours faithfully,

Christina Savage

Cornwall Council

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CFA Freedom of Information, Cornwall Council

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Dear Ms Savage,

 

Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your information access request dated 22 May 2017.

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your request.

 

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Melanie Roberts

Information Governance Officer

Children, Families and Adults

Cornwall Council

 

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Christina Savage

Dear CFA Freedom of Information,

Thank you for your reply.

Regarding question 2 and 3, I am referring to the plan which names the secondary school children with SEN will be attending, for which the deadline is 15 February.

http://www.specialeducationalneeds.co.uk...

All other local authorities so far have been able to provide this data. Could you take another look?

Yours sincerely,

Christina Savage

CFA Freedom of Information, Cornwall Council

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Christina Savage

Dear CFA Freedom of Information,

Have you managed to collate the information requested?

Yours sincerely,

Christina Savage

CFA Freedom of Information, Cornwall Council

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CFA Freedom of Information, Cornwall Council

Dear Ms Savage

Your further query was forwarded to the team that supplied the response. I will check where they are with this.

best wishes

Melanie Roberts
Information Governance Officer
Children, Families and Adults
Cornwall Council

Email: cfa[Cornwall Council request email]

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