Question follow-through · 7489

Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16490 on Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice, what steps her Department is taking to review the contents of SEND information reports.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16490 on Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice, what steps her Department is taking to review the contents of SEND information reports.

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The requirement for all schools to publish Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information Reports was introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014. Information Reports must contain details of a school’s provision for pupils with SEND an...

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