SEND Information Advice and Support (SENDIAS) services must have regard to the minimum standards and must use the minimum standards when developing operational plans for their service.
These minimum standards are based on the requirements relating to support that SENDIAS services must provide, as set out in the Children and Families Act (CFA) 2014, the SEND Code of Practice and on additional legal advice commissioned by the Information, Advice and Support Service Network.
We use the term ‘advocacy’ in these standards, and we are using a definition of advocacy which we think accurately describes the work and role of IASS.
An easy read version of the standards is also available.