Further Education: Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 38840 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of post-16 transition arrangements on students in (a) Social, Emotional and Mental Health provisions and (b) Pupil Referral Units unable to access
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 25 Mar 2025
The statutory duty on local authorities to arrange alternative provision applies to children of compulsory school age. This includes a duty to arrange education for children who cannot attend school due to their mental or physical health needs.Although th...