Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
Commons · Question 447 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
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
Answered by Heidi Alexander, 23 Jul 2024
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 ...