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Special Educational Needs: Reform

Asked by Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 73221

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to consult (a) disabled children, (b) young people and (c) families on SEND reforms under development.

Answered by Georgia Gould

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education is engaging with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) charities, stakeholders, young people and parents and carers on a wide variety of issues, including through weekly engagement sessions via webinars, meetings and visits. She also conducts roundtables with charities and campaigners, the most recent of which was in June.

As a new Minister, I am committed to engagement with young people, families, teachers and experts in SEND. These engagements will carry on throughout the White Paper consultation period into the autumn and beyond, including consulting with disabled children, young people and families on SEND issues.

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