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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing the use of Education, Health and Care Plans to support children who have Special Education Needs and Disabilities with a guaranteed right to su

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
23 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing the use of Education, Health and Care Plans to support children who have Special Education Needs and Disabilities with a guaranteed right to su

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The department is determined to restore confidence in the system of support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), so that all children and young people get the chance to achieve and thrive in their education...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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