Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 56657
Special Educational Needs: North East
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
David Smith
Labour — North Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with local authorities to help reduce the time taken for ECHP tribunals to be heard in the North East.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe department is working closely with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to help reduce the time families wait for appeal hearings about education, health and care (EHC) plan appeals.MoJ recently recruited 70 new judges and increased administrative staffing b...
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