EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) budget

1. Do you have an EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) budget? If so, how is this allocated and how much is it? 

2. How many SEND (special educational need and disability) children do you have in your local authority overall?

3. How much does this cost the local authority every year? 

4. Do you have tuition provision for children not at school?

5. Do you have specialist schools or alternative provision for children who cannot attend school for whatever reason, be it SEND or other reason? 

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

1. The EOTAS budget for financial year 2025/26 is £450,000

2. As of week ending 07.09.2025 LCC have 9004 active EHCP’s

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4. For pupils with EHCP’s LCC have an internal Interim Home tuition service. LCC also use external services such as unregulated alternative providers.

Some pupils who have been permanently excluded from a mainstream setting without an EHCP may also access tuition through an unregulated provider

5. LCC have regulated alternative provision providers who provide education for pupils who have been permanently excluded. This pupils may or may not have an EHCP.

LCC will also commission unregulated alternative provision providers through EOTAS arrangements or interim home tuition as part of their section 19 duties.