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Special Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Asked by Andrew GwynneIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 65744

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education Health and Care plans were given to children aged between seven and 15-years-old that have a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder in 2024.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The department does not hold statistics on how many children with foetal valproate spectrum disorder are issued with education, health and care (EHC) plans.

Information on the primary type of need for all children and young people with EHC plans is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f9f635d7-6712-4e64-172f-08ddbed4c851.

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