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Special Educational Needs: South Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for delays in processing education, health and care plans in South Derbyshire constituency; and whether her Department is taking steps to provide additional support

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
31 Jan 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for delays in processing education, health and care plans in South Derbyshire constituency; and whether her Department is taking steps to provide additional support

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2025

    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 succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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