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The purpose of this paper is to outline the reasons for the SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Mainstream banding review, detail the banding value options that have been scoped, provide an overview of the revised descriptors and provide an update on the recommend the banding value option that has been deemed to be most viable for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) for Cabinet’s consideration and approval on 26^th October 2022.

This paper outlines how the recommended option and the other options scoped under this review will contribute to the long-term reduction of the overall overspend in the High Needs Block budget and the commitment required from both mainstream schools and the SEND Service to reduce growth in both Alternative Provision (AP) and Independent Non-Maintained Special School provision (INMSS). 

Implementation of the proposed and approved new banding value option will commence from November 2022.  

The Head of Performance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The purpose of this paper was to outline the reasons for the SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Mainstream banding review, detail the banding value options that have been scoped, provide an overview of the revised descriptors and provide an update on the recommend the banding value option that has been deemed to be most viable for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) for Cabinet’s consideration and approval on 26^th October 2022.

This paper outlined how the recommended option and the other options scoped under this review would contribute to the long-term reduction of the overall overspend in the High Needs Block budget and the commitment required from both mainstream schools and the SEND Service to reduce growth in both Alternative Provision (AP) and Independent Non-Maintained Special School provision (INMSS). 

Implementation of the proposed and approved new banding value option would commence from November 2022.  

RESOLVED that Members to review the revised SEND mainstream banding descriptors and value option recommended in this report.  

Voting: Unanimous