The Minimum Standards for SEND Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIAS) were finalised in September 2018.
The standards were created in consultation with SENDIAS service managers, parents, LA representatives, health services, third sector organisations and the Department for Education. They are based on the law, the SEND Code of Practice and the SENDIASS Quality Standards (which they now supersede).
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 SENDIAS services.