Website platforms for SEND Support - Find a freedom of information request

1. Does your Local Authority host a website platform for:

* Local Offer (Special Educational Needs Disabilities (SEND) support) YES/ NO

* Family Information Service (for families to access information in the local area) YES/ NO

* Community Information Directory (local communities to access local events, clubs etc.) YES/NO

2. If no to question 1. are there plans to develop the web platform? YES/ NO

Please give details on which platform, timescale, how this will be commissioned and budget.

3. If yes to question 1. please provide the website address for each of the following, indicating if platforms are combined:

* Local Offer

* Family Information Service

* Community Information Directory

4. How is the website platform provided? State either in house, external provider or other?

* Local Offer (support SEND)

* Family Information Service

* Community Information Directory

5. For the website platforms which are provided by an external provider what is the name of the provider and what is the contract end date?

6. For the website platforms which are provided in- house are there plans to commission this externally?

7. If you stated 'other', please expand on the details?

8. What is the expenditure (£) for the following platforms in 2020 / 2021 / 2022 /2023?

Broken down into; hosting, maintenance, development.

* Local Offer (support SEND)

* Family Information Service

* Community Information Directory

9. Which department in the Local Authority holds the budget for the following platforms:

* Local Offer (support SEND)

* Family Information Service

* Community Information Directory

10. Please give a contact name, email address and telephone number for the responsible Officer for:

* Local Offer

* Family Information Service

* Community Information Directory

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Local Offer (Special Educational Needs Disabilities (SEND) support) – Yes

    Family Information Service (for families to access information in the local area) - Yes

    Community Information Directory (local communities to access local events, clubs etc. – Yes

2. N/a

3. Local Offer https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/homepage/131/send-local-offer

    Family Information Service http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/lincs/fsd/home.page

    Community Information Directory https://lincolnshire.connecttosupport.org/

4. Local Offer (support SEND) Inhouse Family Information Service External Provider Community Information Directory External Provider

5. Family Information Service Idox, rolling contract, reviewed April each year

Community Information Directory PPL Public Partnerships, January 2028

6. No

7. n/a

8. Local Offer (support SEND) Included in LCC main hosting budget. Breakdown of budget unavailable as within general website costings.

Family Information Service £7500 per year, breakdown of budget unavailable.

Community Information Directory £12,000 per year, breakdown of budget unavailable

9. Local Offer (support SEND) Communications Dept

    Family Information Service Communications Dept

   Community Information Directory Public Health

10. Local Offer - Eileen McMorrow -Eileen.mcmorrow@lincolnshire.gov.uk

      Family Information Service - Eileen.mcmorrow@lincolnshire.gov.uk

     Community Information Directory - Theo.jarratt@lincolnshire.gov.uk