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Special Educational Needs: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for SEND assessments by local authorities in rural areas with fewer staff.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
26 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for SEND assessments by local authorities in rural areas with fewer staff.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The department wants to ensure that, where required, education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.Local...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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