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Special Educational Needs: Appeals

Commons · Question 120021 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statutory time limits will apply when SEND Tribunals quash local authority decisions under the proposed Specialist Provision Package framework; and what safeguards will be put in place to prevent cycles of

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 8 Apr 2026

The government set out its proposals for reforming the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal in its ‘SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First’ consultation document.The department proposes that the SEND Tribunal will make ...