Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 41243

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools being unable to challenge placement decisions made by local authorities on children with special educational needs.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Where a local authority has issued an education, health and care (EHC) plan for a child or young person, they must consult a school or college before naming it in the plan and the school or college can express concerns about being named.When responding to...

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