Issue - meetings
SEND Strategy
Meeting: 29/11/2022 - People Scrutiny Committee (Item 515)
PDF 84 KBMinute No. 458 (Cabinet Book 2, Agenda Item No. 11 refers)
Called-in by Councillors Cox and Davidson
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Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 458 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 8 November 2022, which had been called-in for scrutiny, together with a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public Health) presenting the Southend SEND Strategy for 2022-2025.
The Executive Director (Children and Public Health) undertook to provide a written response to questions raised by members of the Committee, with regard to the organisations, groups or individuals that had been invited to participate in the co-production of the draft SEND Strategy and the process for referrals to be made to the Play and Parenting Service (Jigsaws).
Resolved:
1. That the matter be referred back to the Cabinet for reconsideration as the Committee was concerned that the draft SEND Strategy was not fully co-produced with the involvement of children and young people with SEND and their families and that it was considered that the draft Strategy should be clearer around the full extent of the SEND support offer.
2. That, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 39, the matter be referred to full Council for consideration.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Cabinet Member: Councillor L Burton
Meeting: 08/11/2022 - Cabinet (Item 458)
Report of Executive Director (Children and Public Health)
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Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public Health) presenting the Southend SEND Strategy 2022-2025.
Resolved:
1. That the Southend SEND Strategy 2022-25, set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.
2. That the strategy be produced in an accessible document, which can be shared in a variety of formats in order to engage a range of audiences.
Reasons for decision:
It is widely acknowledged that SEND is a joint area responsibility encompassing partners from Education, Health and Care and the children, young people and families they support and therefore a specific coproduced SEND Strategy outlining priorities for the next 3 years is recommended.
Other options:
The SEND Partnership could continue to operate without a formal published strategy or subsume the SEND Strategy into a wider Council Strategy.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Burton
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public Health) presenting the Southend SEND Strategy 2022-2025.
Resolved:
1. That the Southend SEND Strategy 2022-25, set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.
2. That the strategy be produced in an accessible document, which can be shared in a variety of formats in order to engage a range of audiences.
Reasons for decision:
It is widely acknowledged that SEND is a joint area responsibility encompassing partners from Education, Health and Care and the children, young people and families they support and therefore a specific coproduced SEND Strategy outlining priorities for the next 3 years is recommended.
Other options:
The SEND Partnership could continue to operate without a formal published strategy or subsume the SEND Strategy into a wider Council Strategy.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Called-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Burton
