Special Educational Needs: Public Bodies
Commons · Question 66061 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national body for special educational needs and disabilities to ensure consistency of support across local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 15 Jul 2025
The department is aware of the challenges in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, and we understand how urgently we need to address these. We do not, however, believe that what the SEND system needs is another body which would add...