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<p>The department issued an improvement notice to Hertfordshire Council in February
of this year to ensure that the local area makes improvements quickly and effectively.</p><p>The
local authority has appointed Dame Christine Lenehan, a former director at the council
for disabled children, as the independent chair of the partnership’s multi-agency
improvement board.</p><p>Departmental officials are continuing to support and challenge
Hertfordshire's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) improvement. The
department has appointed a specialist professional SEND adviser to provide additional
advice and support to the local SEND leaders, until such time as my right hon. Friend,
the Secretary of State for Education, is satisfied this is no longer required. The
department has also procured expert support for the local area partnership from the
council of disabled children and the national development team for inclusion.</p><p>Ofsted
and the Care Quality Commission will visit in early 2025 for formal monitoring, with
a full reinspection taking place in summer 2026.</p><p> </p>
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