Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69575

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Education, Health and Care Plans include (a) measurable and (b) enforceable targets.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Local authorities must ensure that education, health and care (EHC) plans comply with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice.The code states that EHC plans must detail the outcomes sough...
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