Funding of Independent Sector Placements

This information request relates to the funding of Independent Sector Placements (ISP) that include educational provision for children and young people who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan or a statement of special educational needs (SEN). Please include information for both day and residential placements.

1. Do you have pooled budget arrangements in place for ISP?
For:
Education, health and social care No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Education and social care No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Education and health No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Social care and health No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)

2. Do you have an established policy for joint funding ISP from separate budgets?
For:
Education, health and social care No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Education and social care No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Education and health No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)
Social care and health No/ Yes (0 to 18) / Yes (0 to 25)

3. Please provide copies of all ISP joint funding policies/protocols or links to them if the information is available via a website.

The response from Devon County Council is available via the link below:

https://devoncc.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicDocs/InfoMgt/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=091bf3ca865134c3c953037ca161b4557&authkey=AQd1C2t1NJFfIolO9MwZtdk&e=90d8738d3756488aadbfb624dde7792e