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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 48771 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools being directed to admit pupils with high levels of need without the provision of additional (a) funding and (b) support staff on (i) children’s sa

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 6 May 2025

Local authorities must consult with settings before naming them in an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The setting can express concerns about being named and the local authority must consider these concerns carefully. However, if named in the plan, ...