questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure councils are held accountable in their duty to provide appropriate and sufficient support to SEND families during the process of attaining an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP); what assessment has she made of the potential incentive for councils to stall the process of EHCP provision, given these plans place long-term statutory and financial obligations upon already stretched councils; and what steps is she taking to increase transparency in the delivery of EHCP provision, to ensure SEND families are kept fully informed throughout the process.
heading: Special Educational Needs