Question follow-through · 65182

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for the completion of Education and Health Care Plans.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for the completion of Education and Health Care Plans.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jul 2025

    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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