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Special Educational Needs: Complaints

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 25313

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that any future reforms to the SEND system do not weaken the statutory rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including rights to assessment, appeal and appropriate provision.

Answered by Department for Education

I refer the hon. Member for South Cotswolds to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 5520.

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