Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 127332

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of SEND reforms, how her Department plans to implement identification of special education needs in children younger than five years old; and how early intervention will be enacted.

Answer

Georgia Gould
We are consulting on proposals to reform the special educational needs and disabilities system, including strengthening early identification and support in early years settings. We also propose introducing a fast track for a Specialist Provision Package f...

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