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Special Educational Needs: Lincolnshire

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 51292

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are on the SEND waiting list in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The department does not hold information on the number of children waiting to be assessed for an education, health and care (EHC) plan.

The department collects information from local authorities on the number of requests for an EHC needs assessment, the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the number of EHC plans issued within the statutory 20 week timeframe. This data is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2024.

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