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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10860

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition her Department plans to apply to complex needs in determining eligibility for Education, Health and Care Plans under proposed SEND reforms.

Answered by Georgia Gould

I refer the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby to the answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 2530.

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