Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

Commons · Question 1144 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Cornwall; and what steps she plans to take to with Cornwall Council to help improve the (a) funding and (b) delivery of SEND services.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 30 Jul 2024

The department has been working with the local area partnership since the Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Inspection in February 2023. The inspection concluded that the local area partnership’s arrangements lead to inconsistent expe...