What is a statutory assessment? A statutory assessment is
carried out by the local authority Special Educational Needs
(SEN) Monitoring and Assessment Team. An information leaflet
about the Team is attached to this page, and further details of
the statutory assessment process can be found through the
Department for Education website The SEN Monitoring and
Assessment Team writes to parents at every stage of the process
to keep them informed of how the assessment is going. Parents
can contact a named SEN Officer and/or Administrative Assistant
if they have any questions - The assessment collects information
about the child/young person’s educational, psychological,
medical and social needs. - Parents and children/young people
are also invited to provide contributions. There are special
forms to help with this. - When all the information is gathered,
the local authority will decide whether to create a Statement of
Special Educational Needs, or a Note in What does a Statement of
SEN do? A Statement of Special Edu