Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 76102

Special Educational Needs: North West

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 3 October 2025

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities in the North West to (a) process and (b) issue education, health and care plans for SEND children.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department is working with a number of local authorities in the North West that have issues with education, health and care (EHC) plan timeliness. This involves working closely with NHS England and other partners to support improvement, including depl...

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