Decision details

SEN TRANSPORT POLICY CHANGES FOLLOWING RECENT CONSULTATION

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That the outcome of the stakeholder consultation be noted.

 

That the proposals in the revised Special Education Needs Transport Assistance Policy be endorsed.

 

That the revised Special Education Needs Transport Assistance Policy be approved for introduction with effect from 1st September 2015, subject to amendments being made to reflect the issues raised by the Education PDS Committee.

Reasons for the decision:

A review of the Special Educational Needs Transport Assistance Policy was undertaken during Summer 2014 to ensure that service provision continued to be fit for purpose following a range of reforms recently made to education and special education and the introduction of Education, Health and Care Plans through the Children and Families Act 2014.  The results of this review were reported to Education PDS Committee on 30th September 2014, where it was requested that approval be given to undertake a consultation on the proposed revised Special Educational Needs Transport Assistance Policy, which was subsequently agreed by the Portfolio Holder for Education on 3rd October 2014.

 

The consultation took place from February to March 2015 and sought feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, including the families of service users, Bromley schools and key partners, and Bromley Parent Voice undertook its own engagement process which included a survey and two focus groups.  The proposed Special Education Needs Transport Assistance Policy has been revised to reflect concerns raised during the consultation process and to ensure the policy is accessible.

Publication date: 14/07/2015

Date of decision: 14/07/2015

Effective from: 22/07/2015

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