Question follow-through · 97008
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND tribunal waiting times on the ability of families to hold local authorities to account for non-provision of SEND support.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND tribunal waiting times on the ability of families to hold local authorities to account for non-provision of SEND support.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The volume of appeals to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal means that some families face a year-long wait for a hearing, lengthening the time it takes for children and young people to get the support they need. We are working ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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