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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

62 events
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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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) …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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

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.

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, …

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.

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

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

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 …

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 …

11 Feb 2026 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Early Support Hubs update

UIN: HLWS1331 My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) made the following Statement:This year, the theme of Children and Young People’s Mental Health week is “This is My Place”, drawing important …

2025

4 events
15 Dec 2025 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Investment in high needs places

UIN: HLWS1163 My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson) has made the following statement:A great school experience is one that is academically challenging, rich in opportunity and built on strong relationships. That requires an inclusi...

4 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Early Support Hubs

UIN: HLWS486 Nothing says more about the state of a nation than the wellbeing of its children. That is why the Government made a clear commitment in its manifesto to improve the mental health of young people through specialist support …

2024

3 events

2023

7 events
19 Jun 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Sight Testing in Special Schools

UIN: HCWS861 I am pleased to announce that NHS England will make available sight testing to all special schools from 2024/25.We know that children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely to have a serious sight problem, and …

2022

7 events
26 May 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Education Update

UIN: HLWS68 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for School Standards (MR Robin Walker) has made the following statement.This update presents the latest performance data for the National Tutoring Programme the Government has published today.On 31 March, I annou...

29 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Capital Update

UIN: HLWS714 My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Will Quince) has made the following statement.I am today announcing High Needs Provision Capital Allocations (HNPCA) amounting to over £1.4 billion of new investme...

14 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department for Education linked

Education Update

UIN: HCWS676 Today, I am providing an update to the House on three elements of this government’s work to enable every child to fulfil their potential by ensuring that they receive the right support, in the right place, at the …

2021

5 events
20 Jul 2021 | Announcement Department for Education linked

SEND Update

UIN: HCWS212 On 20th July, the Department for Education confirmed it will be continuing the extended powers given to the SEND Tribunal to hear appeals and make non-binding recommendations about health and social care aspects of Education, Health and Care …

20 Jul 2021 | Announcement Department for Education linked

SEND Update

UIN: HLWS210 My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Vicky Ford) has made the following statement.On 20th July, the Department for Education confirmed it will be continuing the extended powers given to the SEND …

2019

1 event

2016

4 events

2015

7 events

2014

5 events

2011

2 events

2010

39 events
8 Apr 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

Energy Bill Financial Services Bill Flood and Water Management Bill Message from the Commons 16:46:00 A message was brought from the Commons that they have agreed to the amendments made by the Lords to the Children, Schools and Families Bill …

8 Apr 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst): Lords amendments to the Children, Schools and Families Bill have been received and printed. Under the order of the House of yesterday, they may be considered forthwith, without Question put. …

7 Apr 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

Committee (and remaining stages) 21:45:00 Clause 1 : Pupil and parent guarantees Debate on whether Clause 1 should stand part of the Bill. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin): My Lords, …

22 Mar 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:19:00 Moved by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin: That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Children, Schools and Families Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in …

8 Mar 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

Second Reading 18:41:00 Moved By Baroness Morgan of Drefelin: That the Bill be read a second time. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin): My Lords, I beg to move that the …

23 Feb 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

[Relevant document: The Eighth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, on Legislative Scrutiny: Children, Schools and Families Bill; Other Bills, HC 369.] Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 17 Amendments of provisions …

11 Jan 2010 | Bill stage Department for Children, Schools and Families linked

Children, Schools and Families Bill

[Relevant documents: The First Report of the Children, Schools and Families Committee, School Accountability, HC 88-I, and the Second Report of the Committee, The Review of Elective Home Education, HC 39-I.] Second Reading 16:18:00 The Secretary of State for Children, …

2009

3 events