FOI request (FOIR-845665902)

Please provide the following information for your local authority for the financial year 2024/25:

1.     The total number of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) commissioned.

2.     The total number of EHCPs where the placement was made outside your local authority area.

3.     For those placed outside your local authority, a breakdown by:

a.     Setting type

b.     Primary need of the child or young person

c.     Receiving local authority

To assist with your response, I have set out below a simple template. Please enter a figure where applicable and leave any row blank if it does not apply.

Part 1 & 2 – Totals

Part 3A – Out-of-Area Placements by Setting Type

Enter the number of OOA placements in each setting type. Leave blank if none. Totals will not auto-sum — please add manually.

Part 3B – Out-of-Area Placements by Primary Need

Enter the number of OOA placements for each primary need. Leave blank if none.

Part 3B – Out-of-Area Placements by Receiving Local Authority

List only the LAs you have placed with, and the number of placements in each. Add rows if needed.

Information not held

This area is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Schools and Education, please visit their website for further information: www.eastsussex.gov.uk