Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36054

Pupils: Arthritis

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 29 March 2025

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) promote and (b) monitor the use of individual healthcare plans in schools to support young people living with arthritis.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Some children with medical conditions may be considered to be dis...

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