Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 38841
Further Education: Special Educational Needs
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered allowing (a) Social, Emotional and Mental Health provisions and (b) Pupil Referral Units to offer post-16 education within existing frameworks.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe statutory duty on local authorities to arrange alternative provision applies to children of compulsory school age. This includes a duty to arrange education for children who cannot attend school due to their mental or physical health needs.Although th...
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