Case Ref: 22 009 604 Category: Education Sub Category: Alternative provision

• The Council agreed to provide details of the review it said it was doing following its investigation under its formal complaints procedure within four months.

Case Ref: 22 005 693 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• The Council will tell us whether it will offer further advice/guidance to providers of s19 education about the need to ensure pupils in their GCSE/A level years receive suitable full time education (dependent on their medical needs) to ensure they are not disadvantaged in comparison to their peers.

Case Ref: 22 000 872 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• • Remind its staff about ensuring the best interests of a child are considered and met when the level of alternative provision is agreed and arranged.
• • Review its alternative provision policy to ensure decisions about the level of provision are clearly and accurately recorded. The record should confirm all relevant factors which have been taken into account and how the provision arranged meets the best interest of the child.

Case Ref: 21 004 072 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• The Council should review its existing arrangements for issuing draft and final plans and evidence the steps it is taking to ensure it meets statutory timescales.

Case Ref: 21 000 934 Category: Children's care services Sub Category: Fostering

• The Council already has plans to improve the foster carer payment system to the benefit of all foster carers.

Case Ref: 20 000 663 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• The Council has agreed to send the Ombudsman an update on its liaison with partner agencies in setting a timescale for issuing draft amended EHC Plans after an annual review. At present, the Code says this should be done without delay. But the Council recognises it would be good practice for it to be more specific.

Case Ref: 19 012 497 Category: Planning Sub Category: Planning applications

• Review its design guidance on retaining rear access and update this if it considers necessary
• Review its procedures on non-material amendment applications so that in each case it considers whether it is necessary to publicise or consult interested parties and record the reasons for its decision