Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 21579 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor trends in Education Health and Care Plan applications by local authority area.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 13 Jan 2025
Information on applications for education, health and care (EHC) plans is collected from local authorities via the annual SEN2 data collection each January. SEN2 is a statutory return. It includes information on requests for assessment for an EHC plan mad...