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Special Educational Needs: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure all children with epilepsy receive an individual healthcare plan.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure all children with epilepsy receive an individual healthcare plan.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Statutory guidance on ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’ recommends the use of individual healthcare plans as good practice. This guidance can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ce6a72e40f0b620a103bd53/sup...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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