Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

Commons · Question 1094 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal powers on the ability of parents and carers to secure named school placements for children with education, health and ca

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 18 Jun 2026

Under the government’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform proposals, education, health and care plans will be underpinned by clear evidence-based Specialist Provision Packages (SPPs). All providers approved to deliver SPPs will be re...