Special Educational Needs: Public Opinion
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methods the Department is using to ensure young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are being consulted on the future of SEND policy.
Answered by Department for Education
The department recognises the importance of hearing directly from children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of developing SEND reforms.
Following engagement activity earlier this year that informed the department's reform programme, officials worked with the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) to hold 27 conversations with children and young people’s groups across England. These events helped inform the reforms, and provided opportunities for children and young people to share their views on what matters most to them and how they would like to be involved in shaping future policy.
The department has been carefully considering the feedback from children and young people. We will publish a response to the SEND consultation in due course and bring forward legislation at the earliest opportunity. Legislation will provide the foundation for our reforms, and we will continue to engage closely with young people, parents and professionals on how they will work in practice.
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