Question follow-through · 127378
Special Educational Needs: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the trends in the length of time it takes parents who suspect their child has SEND to get an assessment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the trends in the length of time it takes parents who suspect their child has SEND to get an assessment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), rests with local authorities. To support this, we are investing at least £3.7 billion in high needs capital funding betwee...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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