Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 41243 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools being unable to challenge placement decisions made by local authorities on children with special educational needs.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 2 Apr 2025
Where a local authority has issued an education, health and care (EHC) plan for a child or young person, they must consult a school or college before naming it in the plan and the school or college can express concerns about being named.When responding to...