Where possible, please kindly include responses on the attached Excel spreadsheet.
1. Please provide the total number of placements funded by the Local Authority during the year for children (under 18) with a Learning Disability as their primary SEN in (a) a Residential Special School and (b) a Children’s Residential Home (not including secure units or hostels)
2. Please provide the total number of new placements funded by the Local Authority for children (under 18) with a Learning Disability as their primary SEN in (a) a Residential Special School and (b) a Children’s Residential Home (not including secure units or hostels)
3. Please provide the total number of placements funded by the Local Authority during the year for children (under 18) with Autism as their primary SEN in (a) a Residential Special School and (b) a Children’s Residential Home (not including secure units or hostels)
4. Please provide the total number of new placements funded by the Local Authority for children (under 18) with Autism as their primary SEN in (a) a Residential Special School and (b) a Children’s Residential Home (not including secure units or hostels)
5. Please provide the total number of placements funded by the Local Authority during the year for children (under 18) in a Residential Special School with a Learning Disability and/or Autism, that are placed (a) in area and (b) out of area
6. Please provide the total number of placements funded by the Local Authority during the year for children (under 18) in a Children’s Residential Home with a Learning Disability and/or Autism, that are placed (a) in area and (b) out of area
7. Please provide the number of children (under 18) currently funded by the Local Authority, with a Learning Disability and/or Autism, in (a) a Residential Special School or (b) Children’s Residential Home, in the following fee ranges (£3.0k – £3.5k, £3.5k – £4.0k, £4.0k – £4.5k, £4.5k – £5.0k, £5.0k – £5.5k, £5.5k – £6.0k, £6.0k – £6.5k, £6.5k+)
In response to all of the above questions:
The information concerning residential special schools can be seen on this spreadsheet
In relation to the information concerning children’s residential homes, we should clarify that, we do not hold the information which confirms placements where a particular disability is their primary SEN. We can instead therefore provide information where the client has a matching Disability classification at the date the child was placed. This information can be seen on this spreadsheet