Effective and efficient use of resources in services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

The Secretaries of State for Children, Schools and Families and Health invited John Bercow MP to review services for children and young people with speech language and communication needs (SLCN). The review was to focus on the range and composition of universal and specialist services to best identify and meet the diversity of needs and secure value for money within the context of the Comprehensive Spending Review and available resources. This research report sets out the results of this review and explores how planning and performance management arrangements and effective cooperation between government departments and responsible local agents can be used to promote early intervention and to improve services