Jennifer Chalkley
14 Oct 2024 · Coroner Richard Travers · Surrey
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed statutory assessment for children with special educational needs
“The evidence at the inquest revealed that there was some delay in an application being made for [the deceased] to be assessed for an Education, Health and Care Plan because the mainstream school she attended believed that, before making such application, it must first have spent an additional £6,000 per annum in meeting her needs”
2. lack of timely safeguarding file transfer
“the new college did not receive her safeguarding file from her previous educational establishment prior to her death on the 12th October 2021”
Responses
2024-0542-Response-from-Department-for-Education.pdf ↗· Department for Education
2024-0542-Response-from-Surrey-County-Council.pdf ↗· Surrey County Council