Question follow-through · 94917

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the recommendations set out in the Law Commission's review of disabled children’s social care law, published on 16 September 2025.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the recommendations set out in the Law Commission's review of disabled children’s social care law, published on 16 September 2025.

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    On 16 September 2025, the Law Commission published its final report following an extensive review of the legal framework governing social care for disabled children in England, commissioned by the department in April 2023. The report sets out 40 recommend...

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