Catalogue of Social Care Data

Source of request for an EHC needs assessment

1 – Young person or parent
2 – School or other education setting
3 – Health care professionals
4 – Social care professionals
5 – Other – Where a large number of cases are recorded as ‘other’, the local authority will be prompted for further information in COLLECT

Was the initial request for assessment for an EHC plan made when the child or young person was detained in ‘relevant youth accommodation’ (RYA)?

1 – Yes
0 – No

This item records whether the initial request proceeded to the assessment stage:

Y – LA proceeded with an assessment
N – LA decided not to proceed with an assessment
A – Decision yet to be made
W – Request withdrawn or ceased before decision to assess was made
H – Historical – Decision to issue was made before the latest collection period

Assessment outcome – decision to issue EHC plan

Y – It was decided an EHC plan would be issued
N – It was decided an EHC plan would not be issued
A – Decision has not yet been made
W – Request withdrawn or ceased before decision whether to issue was made
H – Historical – Decision to issue was made before the latest collection period or
plan has been transferred from another local authority

Residential settings – Where a residential setting is named on a plan, please indicate if the placement is…

A – 38 to 51 weeks
B – 52 weeks

Personal budget – direct payments. Direct payments, including payments to nominees and third parties.

E – Education only
S – Social care only
H – Health only
I – Integrated payment for a combination of the above

Residential settings. If the child or young person is in a residential setting, please indicate if this is for:

A – 38 to 51 weeks
B – 52 weeks

SEN type of need

SPLD Specific learning difficulty
MLD Moderate learning difficulty
SLD Severe learning difficulty
PMLD Profound and multiple learning difficulty
SEMH Social, emotional and mental health
SLCN Speech, language and communication needs
HI Hearing impairment
VI Vision impairment
MSI Multi-sensory impairment
PD Physical disability
ASD Autistic spectrum disorder
DS Down Syndrome
OTH Other difficulty

Designated Social Care Officer: Does your local authority have a Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) in place on census day?

Y – Yes
N – No
R – Recruitment in progress

When listing data items collected:

Of those in Item 5.1, please give the number of personal budgets that have:

a) Organised arrangements where the local authority or partner retains the funding and commissions the support specified in the plan (sometimes called notional arrangements);

b) Direct payments (including payments to nominees and third parties) and whether these are for

For part b):
(i) education,
(ii) social care,
(iii) health, or
(iv)integrated payment for a combination of the above.

When listing data items collected:

Of those in Item 5.1, please give the number of personal budgets that have:

a) Organised arrangements where the local authority or partner retains the funding and commissions the support specified in the plan (sometimes called notional arrangements);

b) Direct payments (including payments to nominees and third parties) and whether these are for

For part b):
(i) education,
(ii) social care,
(iii) health, or
(iv)integrated payment for a combination of the above.

When listing data items collected:

Of the children and young people entered in Item 1.1, please state the number placed in residential special schools or colleges:

a) For 38-51 weeks:
The age breakdown refers to age as at 31 August 2018. The age categories are:
(a) Under age 5 (b) Aged 5 to 10
(c) Aged 11 to 15
(d) Aged 16 to 19
(e) Aged 20 to 25
(f) Total (sum of (a) to (e)).
b) For 52 weeks:

The age breakdown refers to age as at 31 August 2018. The age categories are:
(a) Under age 5
(b) Aged 5 to 10
(c) Aged 11 to 15
(d) Aged 16 to 19
(e) Aged 20 to 25
(f) Total (sum of (a) to (e)).

When listing data items collected:

Of the children and young people entered in Item 1.1, please state the number placed in residential special schools or colleges:

a) For 38-51 weeks:
The age breakdown refers to age as at 31 August 2018. The age categories are:
(a) Under age 5 (b) Aged 5 to 10
(c) Aged 11 to 15
(d) Aged 16 to 19
(e) Aged 20 to 25
(f) Total (sum of (a) to (e)).
b) For 52 weeks:

The age breakdown refers to age as at 31 August 2018. The age categories are:
(a) Under age 5
(b) Aged 5 to 10
(c) Aged 11 to 15
(d) Aged 16 to 19
(e) Aged 20 to 25
(f) Total (sum of (a) to (e)).

When listing data items collected:

Of those in Item 5.1, please give the number of personal budgets that have:

a) Organised arrangements where the local authority or partner retains the funding and commissions the support specified in the plan (sometimes called notional arrangements);

b) Direct payments (including payments to nominees and third parties) and whether these are for

For section b)
(i) education,
(ii) social care,
(iii) health, or
(iv)integrated payment for a combination of the above.

When listing data items collected:

Item 3.9c Personal budget – direct payments
Direct payments, including payments to nominees and third parties.

E – Education only
S – Social care only
H – Health only
I – integrated payment for a combination of the above

When listing data items collected:

Please record the nature of the individual’s special educational need. These options are consistent with those collected within the spring term school census. Where multiple types of need are recorded and ranked, the primary type of need should be ranked 1 under Type of need rank (Item 4.8), and if applicable a secondary type of need should be ranked 2.

SPLD Specific learning difficulty
MLD Moderate learning difficulty
SLD Severe learning difficulty
PMLD Profound and multiple learning difficulty SEMH Social, emotional and mental health
SLCN Speech, language and communication needs HI Hearing impairment
VI Vision impairment
MSI Multi-sensory impairment
PD Physical disability
ASD Autistic spectrum disorder
OTH Other difficulty