32. The ambitious vision for reform set out in this Green Paper includes wide ranging proposals to improve outcomes for children and young people who are disabled or have SEN, minimise the adversarial nature of the system for families and maximise value for money.

33. This publication marks the start of a four month period of consultation and a period of testing proposals in local areas from September 2011. We will work across government and with local and national partners to set out detailed plans by the end of the year. This will form the basis for any necessary legislative changes to be taken forward from May 2012 at the earliest.