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Special Educational Needs: Reform

Commons · Question 87 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are changes of (a) circumstances and (b) residency other than moving to (i) secondary school and (ii) college which could trigger change of educational phase provisions in EHCP reforms.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 25 Jun 2026

Under the proposed reforms, children with education, health and care (EHC) plans will move from the existing system to the new system of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support at the natural end of phase points in mainstream schools. If...