Special Educational Needs: Free Schools
Commons · Question 105324 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2025 on Investment in high needs place, HCWS1163, what meetings her Department held with the mainstream free school projects prior to their cancellation.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 21 Jan 2026
The department has engaged with trusts, local authorities and other stakeholders in relation to individual projects in scope of the review, including reviewing the evidence they have provided. As would be expected from a review of this scale, there have b...