Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 894

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 22 July 2024

Answered: 30 July 2024

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at (a) primary, (b) secondary pre-16 and (c) post-16 independent schools (i) have an Education Health and Care plan and have their school fees paid for in full by their lo

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

Where a local authority names an independent school on a child or young person’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, the local authority must secure a place and must pay fees where applicable. However, if a child’s parents wish to make a private fee-pa...

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