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Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018

Meeting: 24/05/2018 - Joint Education & Youth and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 6)

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Decision:

(a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That an update report on local and regional implementation plans arising from the legislation be submitted to a future meeting of both Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committees

 

Minutes:

The Senior Manager – Inclusion and Progression introduced a report to update on implementation plans arising from the Additional Learning Needs Bill Legislation.  She provided background information and reported on the main considerations, as detailed in the report. 

 

                        During discussion Officers responded to the questions raised by Councillor Tudor Jones regarding the care and support provided to young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) from the age of 18. 

 

                        The Senior Manager – Inclusion and Progression reported that it would be reasonable to anticipate that the increase in age range from 19 to 25 and the broadening of the legislative cover, would result in a larger number of Individual Development Plans.  The revised legislation also provided for the responsibility for the commissioning and funding of Post 16 specialist provision to transfer from Welsh Government (WG) to Local Authorities; the mechanism for this was yet to be defined. 

                       

            It was suggested that a further report on what Flintshire was doing for care leavers could be provided to a future meeting of both the Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committees.

 

            RESOLVED

 

(a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That an update report on local and regional implementation plans arising from the legislation be submitted to a future meeting of both Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committees