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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 51558

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which county councils are failing to meet the 20-week timeframe for delivery of Education, Health and Care Plans.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The number and percentage of education, health and care (EHC) plans issued within the statutory timeframe of 20 weeks from the date of the request for an EHC needs assessment are published for each local authority, for the 2023 calendar year, in the following publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2024.

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