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Kinship Care: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND funding allocations on children in kinship care.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
20 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND funding allocations on children in kinship care.

  2. 20 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The department recognises the importance of children in kinship care getting the support they need to thrive in school. Where children have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the department would expect them to receive appropriate support ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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