Bristol SEND Local Offer

All councils must publish a Local Offer. They must tell you what support is available for families of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).

The Bristol Local Offer website has information on:

•    services available to everybody, such as schools and children's healthcare
•    short term support and services for children and young people without an Educational, Health and Care (EHC) plan
•    specialist services and longer term specialised support for children with SEND

The Local Offer has to tell you:

• what services are available across education, health and social care
• who the services are for
• how to access the services 

You can find the legal requirements about who is required to do what in:

• sections 27, 28, 30, 32, 41, 49 and 51 to 57 of the Children and Families Act 2014
• section 4 of the SEND Code of Practice 2015
• the Care Act 2014
• the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• the Equality Act 2010