Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14747

Disability: Children

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Lee Pitcher

Labour — Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS and local authority professionals on responsibility for commissioning specialist night-time safety equipment for children with complex developmental dis

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

The Children and Families Act 2014 requires that education, health, and social care services must work together to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Integrated care boards (ICBs) are respon...

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