Special Educational Needs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public confidence in the consultation process of departmental announcements describing proposed SEND reforms in definitive terms before the consultation had closed.
Answered by Georgia Gould
The government's consultation on 'SEND reform: putting children and young people first’ has now closed. During the consultation period, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education was clear that we were consulting across the full set of proposals.
We are carefully reviewing and taking into account all responses submitted to the consultation and continuing to engage widely on our proposals. To ensure these reforms work in practice, we are committed to co-designing them with children, families and professionals, and testing and refining our proposals collaboratively. The Ministerial team and I will continue holding regular meetings with campaigners and disabled children’s organisations to hear a range of views and perspectives on the proposed reforms.
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