Council policies on all special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and Social Care Services for children and adults with disabilities - Find a freedom of information request

I would be grateful if you could you please provide a copy of your councils policies on all SEND and Social Care Services for children and adults with disaiblities:

 

Accessing Educational Psychologist

School Nursing

Alternative Provision

EHCP Assessments and Reviews

EHCP Personal Budgets and direct payments

SEN provision

Short Breaks Services

Carers Assessments

Carer support

Transition to adult care

Transport Policy

Disabilities Team

Disability Facilities Grants

Education welfare attendance fines

 

Please provide any other policies relevant but not listed.

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The requested Adult Care Policy / Guidance can be found by using the following links.

Local Resource Library linking to Adult Care Polices and Procedures

https://lincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com/resources/local-resource-library

Adult Care Procedures, Guidance and Tools 

https://lincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com/

Procedures guidance and procedures

 http://lincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com/contents/contents

Please note that service descriptions, access, and policy are in some cases incorporated on web pages.  In this case the links are provided below.

Accessing Educational Psychologist

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/keeping-children-safe/educational-psychology

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/support-education/ask-sall

School Nursing

http://www.lincslmc.co.uk/lincolnshire019service and attached

The team adhere to the government guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-of-public-health-services-for-children/health-visiting-and-school-nursing-service-delivery-model

Alternative Provision

The authority adheres to the guidance http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provision

EHCP Assessments and Reviews

The authority adheres to the guidance in the SEND Code of Practice 2015 (attached)

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/216/ehc-request-forms

EHCP Personal Budgets and direct payments

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/start-send/identifying-supporting-send/9

SEN provision

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/send-local-offer

Short Breaks Services – attached and at http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/wellbeing-advice/short-breaks

Carers Assessments and Carer Support

The Adult Care Policy / Guidance can be found by using the following links.

Local Resource Library linking to Adult Care Polices and Procedures

http://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com%2Fresources%2Flocal-resource-library&data=05%7C01%7CJosie.Pedersen%40lincolnshire.gov.uk%7C46ff4807d2d944e28bf208dae3584790%7Cb4e05b92f8ce46b59b2499ba5c11e5e9%7C0%7C0%7C638072265536964733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=c%2BqZZJ75OqHIftq1MZ8HD5pXTzGeJBUGFxVBJZEuqpg%3D&reserved=0

Adult Care Procedures, Guidance and Tools http://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CJosie.Pedersen%40lincolnshire.gov.uk%7C46ff4807d2d944e28bf208dae3584790%7Cb4e05b92f8ce46b59b2499ba5c11e5e9%7C0%7C0%7C638072265536964733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lysaeSfKFG3u2OjwT6ODo%2BHoQ5uQhipZHMYIhxa5BME%3D&reserved=0

Procedures guidance and procedures http://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flincolnshireadults.proceduresonline.antser.com%2Fcontents%2Fcontents&data=05%7C01%7CJosie.Pedersen%40lincolnshire.gov.uk%7C46ff4807d2d944e28bf208dae3584790%7Cb4e05b92f8ce46b59b2499ba5c11e5e9%7C0%7C0%7C638072265536964733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GZuChFbDxpNutXhFG7rw%2BUv2VB7eRi0K1toRotuAhKE%3D&reserved=0

Transition to adult care

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/adult-social-care/transitions-adulthood

Transport Policy

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/61709/school-and-college-transport-policy

Disabilities Team

http://lincolnshire.fsd.org.uk/kb5/lincs/fsd/service.page?id=zI2Gza_YpFM

Disability Facilities Grants

The authority abides by the Good Practice Guidance 2022:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-facilities-grant-dfg-delivery-guidance-for-local-authorities-in-england/disabled-facilities-grant-dfg-delivery-guidance-for-local-authorities-in-england

Education welfare attendance fines

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-attendance

Please also see attached for code of practice documents.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.