Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

Commons · Question 16335 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening statutory guidance to local authorities on accepting existing assessments and plans when Service children with special or additio

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Jul 2026

We recognise that Armed Forces life may present particular challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families, particularly because of the need to move regularly. As part of our consultation on reforms of the...