Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 908742

Special Educational Needs: Reform

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that proposed reforms to the SEND system help support local authorities to comply with their statutory duties.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The Schools White Paper sets clear expectations for local authorities in regard to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and we are backing that with significant investment to support transformation of the system.We have written to l...

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