Question follow-through · 4461

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with (a) parents of children with SEND and (b) specialist charities that support parents on reforms to the SEND system.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
19 Sept 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with (a) parents of children with SEND and (b) specialist charities that support parents on reforms to the SEND system.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The department is committed to ensuring that co-production with parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and with the specialist charities that support them is a priority. The department has two contracts which...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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