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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 69575 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Education, Health and Care Plans include (a) measurable and (b) enforceable targets.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 4 Sep 2025

Local authorities must ensure that education, health and care (EHC) plans comply with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice.The code states that EHC plans must detail the outcomes sough...