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Independent and out-of-area SEND placements
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Please provide the following information regarding new placements commissioned for children and young people with EHCPs. Please provide, for:
- the current financial year to date, and
- where necessary, the most recent full financial year
the following:
1. The number of new placements commissioned in:
- independent special schools
- non-maintained special schools
- out-of-area placements of any type
Current Financial year April26 – May26:
independent special schools: 0
non-maintained special schools: 0
out-of-area placements of any type: 1
2. Of the placements in Q1, the number that were:
- in-area
- out-of-area
Current Financial year April26 – May26:
-in-area: 0
-out-of-area: is already mentioned in Q1.
3. The average annual fee for newly commissioned independent and non-maintained special school placements.
£ 67,834.33
4. The median annual fee for newly commissioned independent and non-maintained special school placements.
£ 66,240.00
5. The average time in calendar days between:
- panel approval and placement offer
- placement offer and placement start
We do not record this level of information.
6. Whether the authority primarily commissions such placements through:
- a framework agreement
- a dynamic purchasing system
- spot purchasing
INMSS Placements are currently commissioned through spot purchasing.
6. If a framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system is used, please provide:
- the name of the system or portal
- a public link to it, if available
Please see answer to question 6.
