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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 126478 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with Education, Health and Care Plans are not currently receiving education in formal school settings; and what steps she is taking to consider this cohort in the development of SEND policy re

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 23 Apr 2026

Information on the placements of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan, including those not in formal education settings, is published annually here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/edu...