Case Ref: 17 016 736 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• The Council should produce guidance for its children’s services and education departmentsregarding information sharing and responsibilities around children with specialeducational needs and children who are either out of education or notreceiving full time education
• The Council should amend its guidance on children eligible for an Education Health and Care Plan assessment to ensurethese are lawful and in line with the legislation, guidance and case law. TheCouncil should also ensure any guidance makes it clear that it is prepared todepart from its own criteria where there is a compelling reason to do so.

Case Ref: 17 005 652 Category: Children's care services Sub Category: Looked after children

• To review its policies and procedures for accommodating homeless 16 and 17 year-olds to comply with statutory guidance and to ensure bed and breakfast accommodation, static caravans and tents are never considered suitable. It should ensure that where homeless young people refuse accommodation, it considers if there is any reason why it should not treat their wishes as definitive rather than assuming so. It should also record the reason for its decision to accept the young person's refusal.
• To draw up an action plan to ensure there is sufficient suitable accommodation for homeless young people in Cornwall.
• To arrange staff training for those who work with homeless young people to ensure they are aware bed and breakfast accommodation, static caravans and tents are never suitable accommodation for homeless 16 and 17 year-olds.
• To arrange staff training to ensure there is a proper recorded decision about possible risk of significant harm in all cases where the Council receives a safeguarding referral involving any child or young person under 18, including reports of child sexual exploitation.

Case Ref: 16 017 021 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• Review how it audits compliance with the time frames for the Education Health and Care Plan processes
• Ensure appropriate action is taken on casework where there is significant overrun of statutory time frames.