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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils support children with special educational needs.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
7 Oct 2024 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils support children with special educational needs.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or in alternative provision, receive the right support to achieve and thrive including as they move into adult life. The department is...

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