Question follow-through · 61848
Combe Pafford School: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department took with Torbay Unitary Authority to help ensure the adequacy of consultation to reduce the number of moderate learning disability placements at Combe Pafford School Torquay.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 26 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department took with Torbay Unitary Authority to help ensure the adequacy of consultation to reduce the number of moderate learning disability placements at Combe Pafford School Torquay.
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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26 Jun 2025
Answer published
As the relevant local authority, Torbay Council is responsible for keeping provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) in their area under review. They are also responsible for determining how many high needs places, funde...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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