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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Sir Desmond SwayneConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 126517

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that children and young people will have a right to be educated in a specialist placement if their complex needs cannot be met in a mainstream educational setting.

Answered by Georgia Gould

In line with our proposed reforms, children with complex needs, who need a Specialist Provision Package(s) and a placement within a specialist setting, will have their provision guaranteed in their education health and care plan. Specialist Provision Packages will provide comprehensive, evidence-based and nationally consistent support.

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