questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing eligibility for Education, Health and Care Plans to only the most complex cases on equality of access to specialist educational support; and what steps she is taking to ensure that children with moderate but persistent needs receive timely, evidence-based interventions across local authorities.
answerText: The department has carefully assessed the impact of our proposals, and this is included in our published equalities impact and child’s rights impact assessments.Under our proposed reforms, education, health and care (EHC) plans will continue to exist, but...
heading: Special Educational Needs