Special Educational Needs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all (a) analysis, (b) impact assessments and (c) internal summaries of stakeholder responses used to inform decisions on SEND reform proposals.
Answered by Georgia Gould
On Monday 23 February, we launched a 12‑week national consultation on our special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, so we can hear directly from people across the country with an interest in these changes.
To do this, we are building on our national conversation and delivering one of the broadest engagement programmes we have ever run, bringing together professionals, families, children, and young people to help shape these reforms.
We are hosting a series of online and in‑person events throughout the 12-week consultation period, including sessions delivered in partnership with the Council for Disabled Children (CDC). This includes:
- 9 regional events,
- 24 children and young people–led sessions (including those delivered with CDC), and
- 6 information webinars for health, education, local authority leaders, social care and parent carers.
Since the Consultation launched, there have been more than 100 engagement events across a broad spectrum of sectors.
The consultation, including an equalities impact assessment and children’s right impact assessment of the reform proposals, can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/send-reform-putting-children-and-young-people-first. We will publish a response once the consultation has closed.
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