Children & Families Act: LA and Health Implementation (North West)

The Department for Education and the Council for Disabled Children are bringing together representatives from Local Authorities and health services in each government region to discuss and work through specific elements relating to implementation of the SEND reforms. The idea of these sessions is to tease out local challenges and share best practice across areas within a region.

To maximise this peer-support and multi-agency working, we would like to invite a relevant colleague from each LA along with a colleague from the corresponding CCG (ideally this would be the Designated Medical/Clinical Officer or, if no DMO/DCO is in post, the health commissioner with responsibility for the SEND agenda). Please do liaise with your colleagues to ensure that there will be representation from both LA and health from your local area at the session.

Issues for discussion at the North West regional event are:

• Joint arrangements to deliver improved outcomes;
• Developing the local EHC planning process.

CDC will facilitate discussion through activities, useful resources will be shared and local networking will enable continued peer support going forward.

Please sign up to the event if you would like to attend

For more information please contact Luke Nunn at the Council for Disabled Children at lnunn@ncb.org.uk