Asked by: Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat - Witney)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) children and (b) young people who are on the waiting list for an education, health and care plan in Oxfordshire; and how many and what proportion of those people have been waiting for longer than 20 weeks.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
The department collects information on the number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment, the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the number of EHC plans issued on a calendar year basis. The latest figures we hold relate to the 2023 calendar year. We do not hold information on the current caseload being dealt with by the local authority.
Information on the number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment, the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the number of EHC plans issued within 20 weeks from the date of the request for an EHC needs assessment in relation to Oxfordshire is shown in the following table: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/95ca811a-c2f6-4b97-6d62-08dd48e2728c.
Asked by: Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat - Witney)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with the hon. Member for Witney to discuss (a) the condition of Carterton Community College and (b) SEND further education provision in West Oxfordshire.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
As the Minister responsible for school and college capital funding, the hon. Member for Witney can contact my office to arrange a meeting to discuss these matters.