Question follow-through · 122786

Special Educational Needs: Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) responsibilities and (a) powers SEND practitioners will have in Best Start Family Hubs.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) responsibilities and (a) powers SEND practitioners will have in Best Start Family Hubs.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The department is investing over £200 million over three years to strengthen the special educational needs and disabilities offer in Best Start Family Hubs, including funding a family-facing practitioner in every hub to support children with additional ne...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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