The system for assessing children who have special educational needs (SEN) is costly and bureaucratic, according to a report from public services watchdog the Audit Commission. The report, Statutory assessment and statements of SEN: In need of review?, suggests that many parents find the six-month statutory assessment stressful and alienating. The resulting statement of SEN often provides parents with little reassurance, due to weak monitoring arrangements in many schools, and shortfalls in the availability of some health and social services for children with SEN. The report is on the website www.audit-commission.gov.uk.
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