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Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

Commons · Question 118316 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to actively monitor Cambridgeshire’s recovery plan to reduce EHCP backlogs.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 11 Mar 2026

The department is providing targeted help for Cambridgeshire, including a specialist special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) adviser and sector-led improvement support from Islington Council. Officials collect monthly data on Cambridgeshire’s ed...