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SEND Reform: Putting Children And Young People First

The Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care are reforming the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system to improve outcomes for children and young people, including those with autism. The reform addresses concerns about postcode lottery in specialist provision access, the scope of enforceable rights through Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and specialist provision packages. The Education and Training (Young People with Autism) Bill is currently active, with recent parliamentary scrutiny focusing on impact assessments and alignment with select committee recommendations.

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2026

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's 2025 report on disabled children's social care; and what assess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's 2025 report on disabled children's social care; and what assessment she has made of the potential for legislative …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Law Commission's report on social care law, what steps her department is taking to help ensure that disabled children have access to

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Law Commission's report on social care law, what steps her department is taking to help ensure that disabled children have access to social care support; and what assessment …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help children with special educational needs and disabilities from mobile military families access cont

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help children with special educational needs and disabilities from mobile military families access continuous specialised support at school.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL15056), why specialist places for pupils with special educational needs are not provided on t

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL15056), why specialist places for pupils with special educational needs are not provided on the basis of specific distinct needs; and whether …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to maximise the portability of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision for children of Armed Forces famili

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to maximise the portability of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision for children of Armed Forces families when they move between (a) local authority areas wit

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL14338), what is the expected timescale for (1) the consultation of the proposals for special

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL14338), what is the expected timescale for (1) the consultation of the proposals for special educational needs and disabilities reform, and (2) …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure Staffordshire County Council is able to effectively support children and young people with additional needs in a) N

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure Staffordshire County Council is able to effectively support children and young people with additional needs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system in England take account of the needs of children f

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system in England take account of the needs of children from armed forces families with additional …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children with Developmental Language Disorder were considered when writing the policy paper entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children with Developmental Language Disorder were considered when writing the policy paper entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people first.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority data on special educational needs and disabilities provision when costing propos

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority data on special educational needs and disabilities provision when costing proposed reforms to that system.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages mentioned in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People F

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages mentioned in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First consultation on children with complex needs relian

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether in areas with middle schools, a pupil transitioning to Middle school or from Middle school will count as a change in phase of education for the pur

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether in areas with middle schools, a pupil transitioning to Middle school or from Middle school will count as a change in phase of education for the purposes of the EHCP reforms …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are any changes of circumstances or residency, other than moving to secondary school or college, which could trigger the ‘change of education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are any changes of circumstances or residency, other than moving to secondary school or college, which could trigger the ‘change of educational phase’ provisions in the EHCP reforms she outlined …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential reduction in enforceable rights for families arising from restricting EHCPs to only the mo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential reduction in enforceable rights for families arising from restricting EHCPs to only the most complex needs.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism assessments have been delayed due to the pause of Right …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the number of children who are left without appropriate support plans or adjustments as a

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the number of children who are left without appropriate support plans or adjustments as a result of delays in diagnostic …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the specialist sector to complement the inclusive mainstream sector; and what steps she is ta

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the specialist sector to complement the inclusive mainstream sector; and what steps she is taking to (a) support and (b) invest …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what provisions will be made for home-educated children with SEND and children with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBS

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what provisions will be made for home-educated children with SEND and children with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the findings and recommendations of relevant select committee inquiries on SEND provision when developing re

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the findings and recommendations of relevant select committee inquiries on SEND provision when developing recent reform proposals.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are experiencing e

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are experiencing escalating difficulties.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics will be used to assess whether the next national Autism Strategy improves outcomes for autistic people across a) education b) hea

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics will be used to assess whether the next national Autism Strategy improves outcomes for autistic people across a) education b) health and c) employment.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the development of the next national Autism Strategy is aligned with (a) the Department for

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the development of the next national Autism Strategy is aligned with (a) the Department for Education’s Special Educational Needs and …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on care-experienced children whose needs arise from early trauma and attachme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on care-experienced children whose needs arise from early trauma and attachment disruption, particularly where those needs span educ

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a joint workforce plan with the Department for Health and Social Care to support susta

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a joint workforce plan with the Department for Health and Social Care to support sustainability of Experts at Hand service.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that children and young people will have a right to be educated in a specialist placement if their complex needs can

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that children and young people will have a right to be educated in a specialist placement if their complex needs cannot be met in a mainstream …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consultation undertaken in the development of proposed reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consultation undertaken in the development of proposed reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system, particularly in relation to proposals on

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal arrangements on the ability of families to challenge l

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal arrangements on the ability of families to challenge local authority decisions.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to publish the number and proportion of responses to the consultation entitled SEND reform: putting children and young peopl

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to publish the number and proportion of responses to the consultation entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people first, published on 23 February 2026, …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all (a) analysis, (b) impact assessments and (c) internal summaries of stakeholder responses used to inform decisions on SEND reform pr

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all (a) analysis, (b) impact assessments and (c) internal summaries of stakeholder responses used to inform decisions on SEND reform proposals.

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish joint commissioning arrangements between the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure th

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish joint commissioning arrangements between the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that there are a sufficient number of occupational therap

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of adequacy of the Law Commission's findings regarding regional variations in support for disabled children; and what steps he

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of adequacy of the Law Commission's findings regarding regional variations in support for disabled children; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure consistent entitl

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's 2025 report on disabled children's social care; and what assess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to consider the recommendations in the Law Commission's 2025 report on disabled children's social care; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of …

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that disabled children have access to social care support following the Law Commission's report on socia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that disabled children have access to social care support following the Law Commission's report on social care law; and what assessment she has …

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6 Mar 2026 | Written evidence linked

Contact explained that the changes in entitlement to transport after age 16 could feel like a “cliff edge” for those that would no longer receive it and that it had huge impacts on the whole family.34 The charity told us that 40% of families it had consulted said they had had to give up work as a result.35 In written evidence, Natspec, which represents 140 specialist further education colleges for students aged 16–19 with SEND, said that a lack of suitable transport was affecting learner atte...

Contact explained that the changes in entitlement to transport after age 16 could feel like a “cliff edge” for those that would no longer receive it and that it had huge impacts on the whole family.34 The charity told us …

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6 Mar 2026 | Written evidence linked

In written evidence, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) raised its concerns about the unsustainable pressure that the costs of SEND transport were placing on local authority general budgets, noting that these transport costs are not covered by the Dedicated Schools Grant. ADCS explained that the current legislative framework allows parents of children with an EHC plan to express a preference for a school outside their local area and requires local authorities to pay fo...

In written evidence, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) raised its concerns about the unsustainable pressure that the costs of SEND transport were placing on local authority general budgets, noting that these transport costs are not covered by …

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2021

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22 Oct 2021 | Written evidence linked

In March 2021, the Department told us that it planned to publish a Green Paper towards the end of June 2021 with its proposals for improving SEND support.36 Consulting on proposals for change will be only the first step towards providing children and families with better services. Supporting the growing proportion of pupils with education, health and care plans is a significant cost pressure on mainstream schools.37 In its written evidence, the National Association of Head Teachers emphasised...

In March 2021, the Department told us that it planned to publish a Green Paper towards the end of June 2021 with its proposals for improving SEND support.36 Consulting on proposals for change will be only the first step towards …

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