00:00Leeds City Council is facing scrutiny over long delays in drawing up education plans for children with special needs.
00:07Families have been left frustrated after just 7.4% of education, health and care plans were issued within a
00:1520-week deadline.
00:17The plans are drawn up to ensure pupils with special educational needs and disabilities get the support that they need.
00:24Performance figures were revealed in a report which showed rising demand for care plans in the Leeds City Council area.
00:32Two teams are now dealing with the backlog of cases and new referrals for care plans.
00:37The report said the council was expecting the results of an Ofsted and CQC inspection of SEND provision.
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