
Introduce fines and penalise local authority officers, including the possibility of criminal conviction, who fail to fulfil LA legal obligations to SEND children. We believe Local Authorities which act unlawfully should incur direct consequences.
Bridget Phillipson
Education Secretary
Automatic Mandatory Penalties if Local Authorities miss Statutory SEND deadlines
Increase funding to Local Authorities for home-educated children with safeguards
Require Local Authorities return children when original concerns no longer apply
Commission independent inquiry into delays in SEND education provision
Require all LAs in England to publish why children enter elective home-ed
Introduce fines and penalise local authority officers, including the possibility of criminal conviction, who fail to fulfil LA legal obligations to SEND children. We believe Local Authorities which act unlawfully should incur direct consequences.
Automatic Mandatory Penalties if Local Authorities miss Statutory SEND deadlines
Increase funding to Local Authorities for home-educated children with safeguards
Require Local Authorities return children when original concerns no longer apply
Commission independent inquiry into delays in SEND education provision
Require all LAs in England to publish why children enter elective home-ed