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.
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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 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.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Physical Education: Finance
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cuts to funding for PE and sports in schools on children's health and activity levels.