Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106506

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are awaiting a statement of educational needs in England and Wales.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The special educational needs and disability code of practice published in 2014 replaced all statements of special educational needs with education, health and car...
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