What is the Local Offer?

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1. The complete list of services and information about SEND in BwD

The Blackburn with Darwen Local Offer brings together helpful and useful information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), from birth to 25 years, and their families.

The Local Offer covers services within:

• Education
• Health
• Social care
• Voluntary and private sector services
• Leisure and Recreation
• Preparation for Adulthood

2. And a website

All this information is listed on this website, which means that you can search for services and provision within Blackburn with Darwen and the surrounding area.

If you think that additional support is required to meet the needs of your child, or if as a young person you would like some extra help, please use the Local Offer webiste to identify

• what is available and
• who you can contact to access this help and support.