Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 76101
Special Educational Needs: Appeals
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that appeals for education, health and care plans for SEND children reaching tribunal are processed swiftly.
Answer
Sarah SackmanWe acknowledge that more needs to be done to reduce the time parents and young people have to wait to have their appeals heard and determined in the First-tier Tribunal (SEND). We are continuing to invest in the recruitment of up to 1,000 judges and tribu...
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