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Special Educational Needs: West Dorset

Commons · Question 69559 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help increase early identification of SEND needs; and reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) support in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Sep 2025

The department knows that early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with a special educational need or disability (SEND). An inclusive education system requires moving away from the current re...