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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 21 July 2026UIN 18405

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of local authorities met the statutory 20-week deadline for issuing Education, Health and Care Plans in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The department publishes 20-week compliance rates in the education, health and care plans publication at a local authority level, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2026. This was released on 25 June 2026 and the next release is planned for summer 2027.

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