1.     that the SEND Reform Plan set out at Appendix 3 be approved and delegated authority be given to the Director of Children’s Services to implement the Plan, including the high needs stability grant, once approval for the Plan is gained from the Department for Education;

2.    that the requirements and expectations of the Local Area SEND Reform Plan guidance be noted;

3.     that the development of a Local SEND Reform Plan in line with national guidance and system partnership expectations be endorsed;

4.     that the submission of the Local SEND Reform Plan to the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England by 19 June 2026 be approved; and

5.     that the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, be given delegated authority to finalise the Plan prior to submission to the DfE and the NHS.