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[null,null,null,null,"SEND Single Route of Redress National Trial"]
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[null,"Index"]
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[null,"Please use this form to claim eligible expenses in relation to the single route of redress national trial to extend the powers of the First-tier Tribunal SEND to make non-binding recommendations on health and social care needs and provision as specified in Education, Health and Care plans. This must only be used for appeals against local authority decisions and EHC plans issued or amended between the period 3 April 2018 to 31 March 2020."]
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[null,"Worksheet A - 'Instructions' provides instructions on how to submit the grant claim form."]
[null,"Worksheet B - 'Expenses Guidance' provides detailed guidance on what can and cannot be claimed, as set out in annex D of the Grant Funding Letter."]
[null,"Worksheet C - 'Grant Claim Form - Annex B (i)' must be populated with details of the claim and any evidence must be submitted alongside this form."]
[null,"Worksheet D - 'Declarations - Annex B (ii)' must be signed by an authorised senior officier of the relevant local authority when submitting the claim."]
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[null,"Before you make your initial claim you must submit a completed and signed Grant Funding Agreement. This agreement along with the associated terms and conditions can be found at: "]
[null,"www.mottmac.com/download/file/127/35355/grant-funding-agreementpdf"]
[null,"Please submit this along with this form. Subsequent claims will not need to include the signed Grant Funding Agreement."]
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[null,"For help and assistance completing this form please contact: SENDDeliverySupport@mottmac.com"]

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[null,null,"Instructions"]
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[null,null,"National trial to extend the powers of the First-tier Tribunal SEND to make non-binding recommendations on health and social care needs and provision as specified in Education, Health and Care plans – for appeals against local authority decisions or EHC plans issued or amended between 3 April 2018 to 31 March 2020."]
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[null,null,"Grant reference number: SEND NT LA expenses 01."]
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[null,null,"This claim form should be completed by an authorised senior officer within the local authority and returned via email to SENDdeliverysupport@mottmac.com as soon as possible in the month following the completion of the appeal and should be supported by invoices or receipts where available.  "]
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[null,null,"Please note: Grant Claim Form [worksheet C] should be used for one case only – for additional cases please send additional forms."]
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[null,null,"This form should reflect the amount claimed for up to a maximum total of £4,000.  The Department will not pay more than a maximum of £4,000 per case; however if the actual costs do exceed £4,000, then the local authority should record this in the ‘cost incurred but not claimed’ column of the table in worksheet C (the claim form). This information will inform the evaluation of the trial and is purely for the purpose of providing information to the Department for Education and not for reclaiming any costs in excess of the £4,000 cap. "]
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[null,null,"Before you make your initial claim you must submit a completed and signed Grant Funding Agreement. This agreement along with the associated terms and conditions can be found at: "]
[null,null,"www.mottmac.com/download/file/127/35355/grant-funding-agreementpdf  "]
[null,null,"Please submit this along with this form. Subsequent claims will not need to include the signed Grant Funding Agreement."]
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[null,null,"Please ensure that all claims are in accordance with the entire Grant Funding Agreement including the tailored DfE Grant Terms and Conditions as set out in Annex C. "]
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[null,null,"For help and assitance completing this form please contact: SENDDeliverySupport@mottmac.com"]

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[null,"Details of Grant Allocations "]
[null,"National trial to enable the First-tier Tribunal SEND to make non-binding recommendations on health and social care needs and provision as specified in Education, Health and Care plans – for expenses incurred with appeals against local authority decisions and EHC plans issued or amended between 3 April 2018 and 31 March 2020."]
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[null,"Local authorities and health commissioning bodies will be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred while taking part in the trial. A grant will be awarded for SEND Tribunal trial activity up to the value of £4,000 per case for the period of the trial. It is expected this would include:"]
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[null,"Local Authority SEND teams"]
[null,null,"• ","Informing the social care team and health commissioning body of the appeal and request for recommendations and collecting evidence from the social care team and health commissioning body to contribute to the bundle of evidence for the Tribunal"]
[null,null,"• ","The additional costs related to attending an extended trial hearing"]
[null,null,"• ","Forwarding response to recommendation letters to the DfE evaluation team at SENDletters@IFFResearch.com  "]
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[null,"Social care and health commissioners"]
[null,null,"• ","Gathering evidence, creating an outline argument, sending evidence to the LA and any case management activity relating to the trial."]
[null,null,"• ","Sending a witness to a trial hearing."]
[null,null,"• ","Responding to parents (and the Local Authority) about recommendations from the Tribunal."]
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[null,"Travel and subsistence"]
[null,"Travelling and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed at cost strictly subject to the additional conditions below."]
[null,null,"• ","The local authority shall have firm regard to the need for economy in all travel and subsistence expenditure."]
[null,null,"• ","Where any travel and subsistence expenditure claimed, in the DfE's reasonable opinion, is excessive - having due regard to the purpose for which it was incurred - DfE shall only be liable to reimburse so much (if any) of the expenditure as, in DfE's reasonable opinion, would reasonably have been required for that purpose."]
[null,null,"• ","Claims for travelling and subsistence must be directly and exclusively related to the performance of this Grant Funding Agreement and be certified as such."]
[null,null,"• ","No travel and subsistence expenditure for visits abroad, travel by aircraft or travel by private cars is allowed."]
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[null,"What is not applicable for claims:"]
[null,"Local areas will not be permitted to claim expenses for work in the list below – and this list is not exhaustive.  See also Clause 4 of the DfE’s Grant Terms and Conditions set out in Annex C of the Grant Funding Letter for further exclusions."]
[null,null,"• ","The ordinary costs of a SEND appeal – funding will only be provided to cover the additional costs of trial appeal cases."]
[null,null,"• ","Notifying parents and young people about the single route of redress national trial in decision letters."]
[null,null,"• ","Including information about the single route of redress in local offers."]
[null,null,"• ","Updating local systems, policies and procedures to comply."]
[null,null,"• ","Ensuring IASS provide parents and young people with information, advice and support about their new rights."]
[null,null,"• ","Issuing information about the evaluation of the trial."]
[null,null,"• ","Training staff and disseminating key information and guidance to those involved in the process."]
[null,null,"• ","Identifying lead contacts in SEND, social care and health."]
[null,null,"• ","Ensuring SEND, local CCGs and children and adult social care leaders are aware of the trial and the implications."]
[null,null,"• ","Amendments to local processes to ensure that there is a clear communication system and understanding of any previous learning around complaints/tribunals."]
[null,null,"• ","Costs of assessments."]
[null,null,"• ","Costs of provision, including provision related to recommendations/agreements through case management."]
[null,null,"• ","The gathering of parent/young person’s evidence – but where health bodies or social care are reviewing this evidence then that can be claimed as part of their preparation time"]
[null,null,"• ","Cost of providing mediation."]
[null,null,"• ","Seeking legal advice on SEND law."]
[null,null,"• ","Instructing Counsel and legal fees."]

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[null,"Single Route of Redress National Trial - Grant claim form for claiming grants in arrears - Annex B(i)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Grant reference number: SEND NT LA expenses 01"]
[null,"DfE will pay up to £4000 per claim, if the actual costs exceed £4,000, then the local authority should record this in the ‘cost incurred but not claimed’ column of the table and the information will be used for research purposes."]
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[null,"Please insert your local authority name:"]
[null,null,null,null,"Costs claimed - up to £4000 total",null,null,null,null,"Cost incurred but not claimed - Please include details of any additional costs incurred over the £4000 for research purposes"]
[null,null,null,null,"Staff",null,"Travel and subsistence ","Other ","Total (£)"]
[null,"Costs incurred to:","Costs for:","Breakdown of costs:","Time (hours)","Costs"]
[null,"LA SEND team","Preparation for a trial hearing involving social care issues","Informing the social care team of the appeal and request for recommendations and collecting evidence from the social care team in response to the request for recommendations to contribute to the bundle of evidence to send to the Tribunal",null,null,null,null,{"$f":"SUM(F8:G8)","v":0}]
[null,"LA SEND team","Preparation for a trial hearing involving health issues","Informing the health commissioning body of the appeal and request for recommendations and collecting evidence from the health commissioning body in response to the request for recommendations to contribute to the bundle of evidence to send to the Tribunal",null,null,null,null,{"$f":"SUM(F9:G9)","v":0}]
[null,"LA SEND team","Attendance at a trial hearing","Additional costs related to attending an extended trial hearing",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"LA SEND team","Forwarding response to recommendations","Sending the response to recommendation letters received from the social care team and the health commissioner to the evaluators",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"LA SEND team","Other - please specify","Specify any other trial activity/costs here",null,null,null,null,{"$f":"SUM(H12)","v":0}]
[null,"Social care team","Preparation for a hearing","the gathering of evidence, creating an outline argument, sending evidence to the local authority and any case management activity",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Social care team","Attendance at a trial hearing","Sending a witness to a trial hearing",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Social care team","Response to recommendations","Responding to parents about recommendations from the Tribunal",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Social care team","Other - please specify","Specify any other trial activity/costs here",null,null,null,null,{"$f":"SUM(H16)","v":0}]
[null,"Health commissioning body - including CCG and NHS","Preparation for a hearing","the gathering of evidence, creating an outline argument, sending evidence to the local authority and any case management activity",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Health commissioning body - including CCG and NHS","Attendance at a trial hearing","Sending a witness to a trial hearing",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Health commissioning body - including CCG and NHS","Response to recommendations","Responding to parents and LA about recommendations from the Tribunal",null,null,null,null,0]
[null,"Health commissioning body - including CCG and NHS","Other - please specify","Specify any other trial activity/costs here",null,null,null,null,{"$f":"SUM(H20)","v":0}]
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[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Claim total (£)",null,{"$f":"SUM(F8:G11,H12,F13:G15,H16,F17:G19,H20)","v":0}]

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[null,"Declaration - Annex B(ii)"]
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[null,"I certify that:"]
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[null,"- the above claim is made in accordance with the Grant Offer Letter for the single route of redress national trial;"]
[null,"- the claim is in respect of expenditure already incurred; "]
[null,"- this local authority accepts the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Funding Agreement; and"]
[null,"- no claim has been made for funding in respect of these items from any other body."]
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[null,"This form must be signed by a senior officer authorised to sign on behalf of the local authority"]
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[null,"Local authority"]
[null,"Date"]
[null,"Signature (electronic)","\n"]
[null,"Name (please print)"]
[null,"Position in local authority"]
[null,"Address"]
[null,"Email"]
[null,"Contact number"]
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[null,"Total amount claimed (£):",{"$f":"'C - Grant Claim Form Annex B(i)'!I24","v":0}]
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[null,"PLEASE SUBMIT THIS FORM ALONG WITH ANY EVIDENCE TO SENDDELIVERYSUPPORT@MOTTMAC.COM"]