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Commons · Question 50702 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in the time taken for education, health and care plan assessments; and what steps she is taking to ensure local auth

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 16 May 2025

The department wants to ensure that, where required, education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.Local...