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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 85978 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in reducing delays in issuing Education, Health and Care Plans.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 5 Nov 2025

The department knows that parents have struggled to get the right support for their children, particularly through long and difficult education, health and care (EHC) plan processes. We want to ensure that local authorities complete EHC needs assessments ...