Please provide the following information:
1) Current Unregistered and Registered Alternative Provision Providers (AP) (2024/25 academic year):
Please see this list of providers that have had compliance checks by the Local Authority.
Please see this list of registered alternative provision used by Devon County Council.
2) List of all providers delivering Alternative Provision, Education Other than at School (EOTAS), or Section 19 education type of provision each delivers (in-person/online/hybrid)
Please see the lists provided in response to question 1. The type of provision (in person, online, hybrid) is not recorded by Devon County Council, therefore this information is not held.
3) Whether each provider is on an approved framework, Dynamic Purchasing System, or spot-purchased.
Currently all providers are spot purchased.
4) The specialisms of each provider (e.g., SEMH, medical, gaming/tech)
This information is not held by Devon County Council.
5) Commissioning and Alternative Provider Quality Assurance (QA) Process:
a) Job title and team name responsible for approving new AP providers.
The Heads of Service for Education approve new alternative providers.
b) Job title and team name responsible for quality assurance of Alternative Provision providers
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Commissioning and Contracting Team is responsible for quality assurance of alternative provision providers.
c) Email address of above team(s) if available.
There is no team email address, therefore this information is not held by Devon County Council.
d) Current process for becoming an approved provider (framework/panel/other) including link to any contracts or applications.
We spot purchase currently, so we do not have any approved providers and therefore there is no process.
e) Date of next framework renewal or procurement exercise
We are in the middle of a commissioning and procurement process and are working towards a framework. This will go live on 31/01/2026.