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 ...