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Response 3958213

Response to request for information

Reference

3958213

Response date

19 March 2026

Request

    1. For the last year, please supply the number of households with dependent children placed in Temporary Accommodation; 
    2. For the last year, please supply the number of those households known to include at least one child with an EHCP. 
    3. If the authority does not routinely record whether homeless households include children with EHCPs, please confirm this and explain where (if at all) this information would be recorded within housing needs assessments or homelessness systems.
  2.  
    1. For the last year, please supply the number of households with children – with no EHCPs – were placed in Temporary Accommodation outside the local authority area. 
    2. For the last year, please supply the number of households with children – with one or more EHCPs – were placed in Temporary Accommodation outside the local authority area. 
  3. Please confirm whether the authority routinely records information on children’s SEN or EHCPs when completing Section 208 notifications? 
  4. When a household with a child who has an EHCP is placed in Temporary Accommodation, including out of area: 
    1. what procedures are in place to notify the current and new SEND service; and 
    2. what procedures are in place to ensure transfer and continuity of EHCP provision in line with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. 
  5. Does the authority record or monitor whether children with EHCPs experience any interruption or delay to the provision specified in their EHCP following placement in Temporary Accommodation? 
    If yes, please describe the monitoring approach. 
  6. Does the authority have a policy or protocol for maintaining or funding home-to-school transport for children with EHCPs who are placed out of area due to homelessness? 
  7. Are housing suitability assessments adapted or given additional consideration where a household includes a child with an EHCP or other SEN? 
    Please provide a brief description of any such adjustments or guidance. 
  8. What training (if any) is mandatory for housing officers in relation to: 
    1. SEND and EHCPs; 
    2. safeguarding children.

Response

    1. For the last year, please supply the number of households with dependent children placed in Temporary Accommodation; 17
    2. For the last year, please supply the number of those households known to include at least one child with an EHCP.  Unknown, this information is not routinely recorded and not in a format that can be reported
    3. If the authority does not routinely record whether homeless households include children with EHCPs, please confirm this and explain where (if at all) this information would be recorded within housing needs assessments or homelessness systems. Information may be recorded in system notes
  2.  
    1. For the last year, please supply the number of households with children – with no EHCPs – were placed in Temporary Accommodation outside the local authority area. Unknown this information is not routinely recorded and not in a format that can be reported 
    2. For the last year, please supply the number of households with children – with one or more EHCPs – were placed in Temporary Accommodation outside the local authority area. Unknown
  3. Please confirm whether the authority routinely records information on children’s SEN or EHCPs when completing Section 208 notifications? No
  4. When a household with a child who has an EHCP is placed in Temporary Accommodation, including out of area: 
    1. what procedures are in place to notify the current and new SEND service; and No procedure is in place, however Nottinghamshire County Council may be notified
    2. what procedures are in place to ensure transfer and continuity of EHCP provision in line with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. No procedure is in place. Rushcliffe Borough Council is a second tier (lower-tier) district council and does not have this responsibility
  5. Does the authority record or monitor whether children with EHCPs experience any interruption or delay to the provision specified in their EHCP following placement in Temporary Accommodation? No. 
  6. Does the authority have a policy or protocol for maintaining or funding home-to-school transport for children with EHCPs who are placed out of area due to homelessness? Not applicable
  7. Are housing suitability assessments adapted or given additional consideration where a household includes a child with an EHCP or other SEN? 
    Please provide a brief description of any such adjustments or guidance.  All needs of the household would be considered when assessing suitability of accommodation
  8. What training (if any) is mandatory for housing officers in relation to: 
    1. SEND and EHCPs; None
    2. safeguarding children. Yes, corporate training provided

FOI Responses Housing 2026