Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98569

Special Educational Needs: Reform

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that any reforms to SEND will not change the provision for existing enforceable rights under the Children and Families Act 2014.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department is committed to restoring confidence in the system of support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) so that they all get the opportunities they need to achieve and thrive in their education. Th...

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