Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 39656

Special Educational Needs: Local Government

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued on the use of third-party consultants by local authorities to (a) assess and (b) re-assess EHC plans.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there is effective coordination of education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments and the development process for an EHC plan.Practitioners in all services involved in the assessment and planning pro...

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