Question follow-through · 8867
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition will the Department apply to the term complex needs within the context of the SEND system reforms; and how will this definition be operationalised in decision-making processes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition will the Department apply to the term complex needs within the context of the SEND system reforms; and how will this definition be operationalised in decision-making processes.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2026
Answer published
In the department’s consultation ‘Special educational needs and disabilities reform: putting children and young people first’, the term ’complex needs’ is used to describe children and young people who require support at the specialist level, which will b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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