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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 69574

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that statutory deadlines for SEND assessments and Education, Health and Care Plans are consistently upheld by local authorities.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

I refer the hon. Member for West Dorset to the answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65182.

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