Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 121474

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to monitor local authorities’ compliance with statutory duties relating to high needs element 3 funding; and whether her Department plans to strengthen oversight to ensure that all

Answer

Georgia Gould

Where a child or young person with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) has an education, health and care (EHC) plan, the local authority must secure the special educational provision specified in the plan. The allocation of top-up funding to ...

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