Handling of Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs).
Received: 6 February 2025
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding your council's Specifically, I request details for the last 12 months regarding the following: 1. What is the current size of your EHCP backlog (how many cases are outstanding)? 2. Do you use external writers or agencies to draft EHCP plans? 3. If so, how much have you spent on each in the last 12 months? 4. Which EHCP writing agencies do you use? How much do you pay the agency per plan to draft? 5. How many EHCPs have been delayed in the last 12 months that resulted in fines, and what is the total value of those fines? 6. What is the root cause ofthe current backlog (in the last 12 months)? Is it due to a lack of capacity to draft the plans, delays in collecting all required documentation, or another reason?
Outcome / Documents
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