Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 894 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at (a) primary, (b) secondary pre-16 and (c) post-16 independent schools (i) have an Education Health and Care plan and have their school fees paid for in full by their lo
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 30 Jul 2024
Where a local authority names an independent school on a child or young person’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, the local authority must secure a place and must pay fees where applicable. However, if a child’s parents wish to make a private fee-pa...