Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Local Area Inspection Written Statement of Action

The City of York Council and NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are jointly responsible for the oversight, scrutiny and delivery of the actions outlined in this written statement of action. The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Improvement Board for York which is jointly chaired by the local authority and CCG provides the leadership, monitoring, oversight and management of the written statement of action. The Director of Children’s Services chairs the board with the executive nurse from the CCG as vice chair. The work of the Improvement Board is scrutinised by the Council’s Children, Education and Communities Scrutiny Committee. All identified officers responsible for an area of improvement will report to the Board monthly providing an assurance report on the progress on actions outlined in each workstreams operational plan. The diagram below sets out the governance and reporting structure. The voice of children and young people and families will be represented at this board by the parent carer forum, SENDIASS and reports from the officer responsible for engagement and communication. The SEND Improvement Board reports to York’s Health and Wellbeing Board and the Council and CCG executive committees.