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Pupils: Arthritis

Commons · Question 36054 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) promote and (b) monitor the use of individual healthcare plans in schools to support young people living with arthritis.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Mar 2025

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Some children with medical conditions may be considered to be dis...