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<p>Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
are a priority and where a local area is deemed to be underperforming, either by way
of inspection or concerns raised, the department will not hesitate to intervene in
cases of systemic and/or persistent failure. For example, we may issue a formal improvement
notice or use powers under Section 497A of the Education Act 1996 to issue a statutory
direction directing the council to take any further actions we deem necessary, which
may include requiring the responsible local authority to work with a SEND commissioner.</p><p>Where
families wish to seek redress or otherwise resolve disagreements about Education,
Health and Care needs assessments or plans, they have the option to do so via disagreement
resolution, mediation, or by registering an appeal with the first-tier tribunal (SEND).
The department is currently consulting on proposals to strengthen this system in the
SEND and AP Green Paper.</p>
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