Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 447

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to reduce waiting times for appeals through special educational needs and disability tribunal hearings.

Answer

Heidi Alexander
Although the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) has responded well to the significant increase in appeals it has experienced in recent years, we acknowledge that more needs to be done to reduce the time parents and young people have to wait to have their appeals ...

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