Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71611

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Naish

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on verifying the (a) staffing, (b) space and (c) specialist-expertise capacity of schools before naming them in education, health and care plans.

Answer

Georgia Gould

When preparing a new education, health and care (EHC) plan, or amending the setting named on an existing plan, a local authority must consult with any school or other setting it may name in the plan. The special educational needs and disability (SEND) cod...

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