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<p>The department does not have specific detailed information on the Bootle constituency.
However, 602 requests for assessments were received by Sefton Council in the 12 months
up to January 2022. In the same time period, 321 new education, health and care plans
were issued by Sefton Council. This compares to 431 requests and 296 plans issued
in the 12 months preceding January 2021.</p><p>In 2021 61.1% of new assessments were
completed by Sefton Council within the statutory 20-week timescale. The national average
in this time period was 59.9%.</p>
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