Question follow-through · 75530

Special Educational Needs: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average wait time is from initial assessment to an Education, Health, and Care Plan document being produced in East Sussex.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
10 Sept 2025
Answer
17 Oct 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average wait time is from initial assessment to an Education, Health, and Care Plan document being produced in East Sussex.

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Information on the number and percentage of education, health and care (EHC) plans issued within the statutory 20 week deadline, with and without statutory exceptions to that deadline applying, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.servi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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