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<p>Our ambition is for every local authority and Clinical Commissioning Group to deliver
a high-quality service for every child or young person with special educational needs
and disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission conduct
inspections of SEND services in local areas. Their inspection of Suffolk published
in 2017 and subsequent revisit published in 2019 found strengths and improvements
over time, but there remained a number of areas of significant weakness where sufficient
progress had not been made.</p><p> </p><p>Where we have concerns with performance,
as there are with Suffolk, the Department for Education works with partners, including
NHS England, to support and challenge local areas to improve. This includes regular
advice and monitoring from the Department for Education and NHS England advisers as
well as access to funded training opportunities and resources. Whilst there is more
to be done, we welcome the progress being made and will continue to monitor the position
closely.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2020-21, Suffolk will be receiving £74.9 million
for its high needs budget, an increase of 17% per head of population aged 2-18 years
old.</p><p> </p>
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