Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 23392

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 24 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024

Question

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op)Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog in issuing education, health and care (EHC) plans for children; and whether she plans to make an assessment of the impact of delays on the (a) short and

Answer

Where local authorities are failing to deliver consistent outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) – including failing to produce timely Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments – the department wil...

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