Question follow-through · 5520

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND reform proposals on parents' statutory rights to request assessment, access independent experts and appeal decisions through to tribunal.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND reform proposals on parents' statutory rights to request assessment, access independent experts and appeal decisions through to tribunal.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    In the department’s recent special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consultation, we proposed to preserve key legal safeguards for parents, including the continued right to request an assessment of whether their child needs an education, health a...

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