What is the Local Offer?

As stated in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2015) each local authority must publish a SEND Local Offer, setting out in one place information about provision they expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people (CYP) in their area who have SEND.

The Local Offer has two key purposes:

• To provide clear, comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date information about the available provision and how to access it.

• To make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving CYP with SEND, parent carers of CYP with SEND and service providers in its development and review.