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Children: Disability

Commons · Question 128965 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of adequacy of the Law Commission's findings regarding regional variations in support for disabled children; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure consistent entitl

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 27 Apr 2026

The Law Commission published its final report on 16 September 2025 following a department-commissioned review in April 2023 of the legal framework for disabled children’s social care. The report sets out 40 recommendations, which we are now considering, a...