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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a joint workforce plan with the Department for Health and Social Care to support sustainability of Experts at Hand service.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a joint workforce plan with the Department for Health and Social Care to support sustainability of Experts at Hand service.

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, including delivery of the Experts at Hand offer, strengthening joint workforce planning an...

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