Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Local Area Inspection Written Statement of Action
Area for Improvement 2
Joint Commissioning: Joint commissioning of services based on analysis of SEND is not established in accordance with the expectations of the 2014 reform
| Number | Outcomes | Action | Start date | End date | Lead | Measures of success | Evidence and impact | RAG May 20 | RAG August 20 | RAG November 20 | RAG February 21 | RAG May 21 | RAG July 21 | RAG September 21 | RAG December 21 | RAG August 22 |
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| 2.1 | The City of York Council (CYC) and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have a joint commissioning strategy for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in York. | (A) Develop and implement a city wide joint commissioning strategy for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND. | June 2020 | March 2-21 | CYC (S.D) CCG (S.DV) (P.C) |
The co-produced Joint commissioning strategy in place by March 2021. There are 5 jointly commissioned projects in place using the framework set out in the joint commissioning strategy. All commissioning decisions involve children, young people and families from March 2021. 2 schemes subject to section 75 agreements in place by September 2021. |
Evidence based commissioning is in place, drawing on the JSNA, shared data sources and evaluation of current commissioned services. Increased level of engagement with children, young people and families in the commissioning of future services in York, evidenced through attendance at engagement events, present at board meetings, and participation in the evaluation of services. Use of section 75 agreements to support joint commissioning and joint working across the local area. |
Started but delayed | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Completed | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded |
| 2.1 | The CYC and CCG have a joint commissioning strategy for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND. | (B) Undertake a joint benchmarking exercise and gap analysis for commissioned services in education, health and social care. | June 2020 | September 2020 | CYC (S.D) CCG (S.DV) (P.C) |
The co-produced Joint commissioning strategy in place by March 2021. There are 5 jointly commissioned projects in place using the framework set out in the joint commissioning strategy. All commissioning decisions involve children, young people and families from March 2021. 2 schemes subject to section 75 agreements in place by September 2021. |
Evidence based commissioning is in place, drawing on the JSNA, shared data sources and evaluation of current commissioned services. Increased level of engagement with children, young people and families in the commissioning of future services in York, evidenced through attendance at engagement events, present at board meetings, and participation in the evaluation of services. Use of section 75 agreements to support joint commissioning and joint working across the local area. |
Started but delayed | Progressing but delayed | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Completed | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded |
| 2.1 | The CYC and CCG have a joint commissioning strategy for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND. | (C) Scope opportunities to develop joint commissioning through the use of section 75 agreements. | June 2020 | December 2020 | CYC (S.D) CCG (S.DV) (P.C) |
The co-produced Joint commissioning strategy in place by March 2021. There are 5 jointly commissioned projects in place using the framework set out in the joint commissioning strategy. All commissioning decisions involve children, young people and families from March 2021 2 schemes subject to section 75 agreements in place by September 2021. |
Evidence based commissioning is in place, drawing on the JSNA, shared data sources and evaluation of current commissioned services. Increased level of engagement with children, young people and families in the commissioning of future services in York, evidenced through attendance at engagement events, present at board meetings, and participation in the evaluation of services. Use of section 75 agreements to support joint commissioning and joint working across the local area. |
Started but delayed | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Completed | Completed | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded | Embedded |
| 2.2 | There is an agreed standard operating model for joint commissioning. | Co-produce and publish standard operating model for the commissioning of local services. | September 2020 | March 2021 | CCG (S.DV) (P.C) |
Standard operating model is implemented and embedded in practice. Used consistently for all joint funding, continuing health care, personal health budgets and other individual packages of support from April 2021. Informs the drafting of all new contract specifications from April 2021 and the associated monitoring arrangements. |
Improved future forecasting between services and organisations to pro-actively support the commissioning cycle and service planning. | Started but delayed | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Progressing and on track | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Embedded |