Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 47614

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 24 April 2025

Answered: 1 May 2025

Named Day

Question

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure estimates of demand for SEND support in each local authority area are accurate.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

The school capacity survey (SCAP) collects data on the capacity of state-funded special schools and special educational needs (SEN) units and resourced provision in mainstream schools. The survey also collects local authority forecasts of the number of re...

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