Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 52466

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 7 June 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle increased demand for Education, Health and Care Plans driven by Speech, Communication and Language Needs.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is aware that speech, communication and language needs are a key driver of the increasing demand for education, health and care (EHC) plans, and that local authorities have experienced increased demand for EHC plans and of the pressure this...

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