Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Department for Education is monitoring the local transition arrangements set out in the Children and Families Act 2014.
All local authorities have now published information about their plans for transition. Local authorities are accountable for ensuring that there are clear processes for carrying out education, health and care needs assessments for children and young people with statements of special educational needs or learning difficulty assessments, in accordance with the Children and Families Act and associated regulations, when they are transferred to Education, Health and Care plans. Each child or young person’s needs must be considered individually.
To support local authorities, the Department for Education is now working through all 152 transition plans and providing guidance for authorities where necessary.