questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of post-16 transition arrangements on students in (a) Social, Emotional and Mental Health provisions and (b) Pupil Referral Units unable to access (i) mainstream and (ii) specialist post-16 education.
answerText: The statutory duty on local authorities to arrange alternative provision applies to children of compulsory school age. This includes a duty to arrange education for children who cannot attend school due to their mental or physical health needs.Although th...
heading: Further Education: Special Educational Needs