Special Educational Needs: Appeals

(asked on 13th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 158936, what discussions he has had with families with disabled children when formulating the policy proposal in the SEND Review to only allow families with disabled children to pick a school from a pre-defined list where those families have had to take a local authority to the SEND tribunal to get the school their disabled child needs.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 18th May 2022

Throughout the SEND Review, the department has engaged hundreds of people, including children, young people, and their families, as well as working with a cross-sector steering group which had representation from parents and carers. In March 2022, we addressed questions about the review at a webinar attended by 200 parents and carers of children and young people with SEND. Earlier this month, the department hosted a meeting of 14 SEND charities convened by the Council for Disabled Children. These charities include representation of children and young people, and their parents.

The department recognises that the significant set of proposals outlined in the green paper need to be subject to a full public consultation. For this reason, over 120 consultation events have been arranged, allowing direct engagement with a broad range of people, including children, young people, and their families. The department is committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to take part in the consultation and we encourage everyone to do so.

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