Question follow-through · 18870
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining (a) a named accountable case officer, (b) continuity of communication with families and (c) a single written action plan where a child’s e
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining (a) a named accountable case officer, (b) continuity of communication with families and (c) a single written action plan where a child’s e
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
The statutory guidance on the education, health and care plan system, the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice 2015, explains expectations on local authorities for working with families. The code also reflects a range of statut...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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