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Commons · Question 8382 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to simplify the education, health and care plan (a) application and (b) assessment system; and what support her Department provides to (i) Suffolk County Council and (ii) other loca

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 18 Oct 2024

The department knows that parents have struggled to get the right support for their children, particularly through long and difficult education, health and care (EHC) plan processes and is planning to work across the sector to provide support for children...