Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 78153
Special Educational Needs: Dispute Resolution
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in early dispute resolution and mediation for the purposes of resolving disputes in the SEND system.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe department believes that more special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) disputes should be resolved earlier, with families, settings and local authorities working together to develop solutions to disagreements.We are aware that not all familie...
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