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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 29297 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Dillon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the administrative workload on local authorities, schools, families and the SEND Tribunal of operating parallel SEND systems during the transition to the proposed new system; and

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Sep 2026

​​The department will support local authorities, schools, families and the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal to manage the move to our new SEND system. We heard clearly from parents, educators and practitioners the importance of a...