FOI Request - Children with ASN Information

Request 101003573790

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding care and education for children with additional support needs (ASN).

Where possible, please kindly include responses on the attached Excel spreadsheet.

I am aware of data published by the Scottish Government. However, the ‘Pupil Census Supplementary Statistics’' data set (https://www.gov.scot/publications/pupil-census-supplementary-statistics/), doesn't provide a granular breakdown by primary type of SEN need and type of plan. I am aware the data set provides the number of children in special schools but does not split this data more granularly into school type.

Therefore, I would like to request the following breakdown of data:
1.     Please could you supply the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the commissioner or individual with responsibility for children’s additional support needs (ASN) placements.

For questions 2 through 6, please supply the following information for the financial years 2020/21 to 2023/24, and where possible, budgeted or projected figures available for 2024/25.

Please note that ‘all ‘Special School’ categories’ includes state-funded nursery, primary, and secondary special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units, and independent special schools

2.     Please provide the total number of children and young people in the local authority with: i) additional support needs (ASN), ii) a co-ordinated support plan (CSP), iii) or an individualised education programme (IEP) in all 'Special school' categories with a primary need of;
a.     Learning disability
b.     Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c.     Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty

3.     Please provide the total number of children and young people in the local authority with: i) ASN, ii) CSP, iii) or IEP in a 'Special school: independent special school' only with a primary need of;
a.     Learning disability
b.     Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c.     Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty

4.     Please provide the Local Authority’s total expenditure on ASN placements in 'Special school: independent special schools'

5.     Of the total number of children and young people with: i) ASN, ii) CSP, iii) IEP, who are attending all ‘Special School’ categories, please provide the number that are placed out of area (i.e. outside the LA boundary) with a primary need of;
a.     Learning disability
b.     Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c.     Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty

6.     Please provide the total number of children and young people in the local authority with: a) ASN, b) CSP, c) IEP, in a 'Special school: independent special school' that are in day placements (no boarding component)

Response 13-06-2024

1. Not held. Our authority do not have a specific individual with responsibility for children's additional support needs (ASN) placements as we do not have any special schools in our authority. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. As a result, questions 2-6 will be a nil return.

2.-6. Not applicable