Special Educational Needs: Admissions
Commons · Question 61914 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of places at schools equipped to accommodate special educational needs.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Jul 2025
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support th...