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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority data on special educational needs and disabilities provision when costing proposed reforms to that system.

answeredDepartment for Education

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
29 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority data on special educational needs and disabilities provision when costing proposed reforms to that system.

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Special Educational Needs

21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public confidence in the consultation process of departmental announcements describing proposed SEND reforms in definitive terms before the consultation h

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Special Educational Needs

21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether ministers or officials had reached agreement on core policy positions relating to (a) Individual Support Plans, (b) Education, Health and Care Plan reform, (c) National Inclusion Standards and (d) Speci

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Special Educational Needs

21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether draft legislation, implementation frameworks or operational delivery models for the proposed SEND reforms had been prepared before the consultation on those reforms closed on 18 May 2026.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish the evidence, modelling and legal analysis underpinning the Government's position that proposed SEND reforms will strengthen protections for disabled children and young people.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the proposed SEND reforms meet relevant legal obligations under (a) the Children and Families Act 2014, (b) the Equality Act 2010 and (c) Article 23 of the UN Convention on th

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Special Educational Needs: Appeals

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of Education, Health and Care Plan appeals conceded immediately prior to SEND Tribunal hearings; and if she will publish data on the number of such

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Special Educational Needs

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of statutory guidance on record-keeping by local authority SEND services; and whether she plans to require local authorities to maintain written records o

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Complaints

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to establish a confidential reporting mechanism for SEND whistleblowers, parents, carers, schools and professionals to report concerns about local authority SEND practice.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Complaints

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that any future reforms to the SEND system do not weaken the statutory rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, includin

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of delays in securing SEND provision on children's (a) educational attainment, (b) attendance, (c) mental health and (d) wellbeing.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency and accountability in local authority SEND decision-making where concerns have been raised regarding delays in providing statutory support.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of potential merits of introducing (a) additional oversight and (b) inspection of local authority SEND services where there is evidence of systemic delays or repeated findings