Question follow-through · 102940

Special Educational Needs: South Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children in South Cambridgeshire constituency waiting more than 20 weeks for an EHCP assessment.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children in South Cambridgeshire constituency waiting more than 20 weeks for an EHCP assessment.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The department does not hold information on the length of time that children and young people wait for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment to be carried out.The department does publish information on the number of EHC plans that are issue...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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