Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 28031 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that there is adequate support for parents learning how to care for a child with special needs and disabilities.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Feb 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Under the Children Act 1989 local authorities must, in accordance with section 17ZD, assess and support the needs of parent carers who provide or intend to provide ...