Question follow-through · 122251
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish the detailed national SEND standards and how compliance with those standards will be monitored and enforced across local authorities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 15 Apr 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish the detailed national SEND standards and how compliance with those standards will be monitored and enforced across local authorities.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Apr 2026
Answer published
The National Inclusion Standards will set out evidence-based tools, strategies and approaches to identify and support children and young people with additional needs. Settings should consider the National Inclusion Standards when planning their Inclusion ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Special Educational Needs: Reform
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans.
Special Educational Needs: Reform
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on mainstream schools’ workload and resource requirements.
Special Educational Needs: Reform
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an Impact Assessment of the SEND reforms on special schools and specialist provision.
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