Question follow-through · 10394

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on the ability of parents and carers to enforce provision through the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
18 Jun 2026
Answer
24 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on the ability of parents and carers to enforce provision through the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    After a 12-week consultation period, including over 200 engagement events, meetings and roundtables, the department’s ‘SEND reform: putting children and young people first’ consultation has now closed. We are carefully reviewing all responses submitted to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Vocational Education: Runcorn and Helsby

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