A question on #SpecialEducationalNeeds tabled by Mr Luke Charters on 22-01-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Special Educational Needs
Question ID: 1757959
UIN: 25879
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-22
Asking Member ID: 5199
Asking Member display name: Mr Luke Charters
Asking Member handle: lukejcr
Asking Member Twitter reference: @lukejcr
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) improve decision-making in the provision of education, health and care plan assessments.
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Date answered: 2025-01-30
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to assess whether children and young people have special educational needs that require an education, health and care (EHC) plan. Under the EHC needs assessment process, local authorities must seek informa...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true