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Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 118316

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to actively monitor Cambridgeshire’s recovery plan to reduce EHCP backlogs.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The department is providing targeted help for Cambridgeshire, including a specialist special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) adviser and sector-led improvement support from Islington Council. Officials collect monthly data on Cambridgeshire’s education, health and care plan timeliness and this informs monthly discussions on SEND performance with the local area.

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