The Deputy Director, Learning agreed the
contents of a business case in respect of a child or young person
with complex needs and the individual costs exceed
£100,000.
Placement in the Authority’s own College settings has been
considered and explored. Following consultation, none of these
provisions are able to meet the needs of the young man thus
requiring the local authority to seek provision elsewhere. The
authority has a statutory duty to make provision for this child
whilstever he has an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) up to
the age of 25 years
The cost of this placement is £251k per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the business case is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable child or young person within the City and the actions
taken are to enable that person to receive their entitlement to a
Post 19 education as well as for reasons of safeguarding.