Special Educational Needs

(asked on 21st January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what involvement Ministers and officials from his Department have had in the upcoming SEND Review and Green Paper.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 31st January 2022

The cross-government SEND review, led by the Department for Education (DfE), is looking at ways to make the SEND system consistent, high quality, and integrated across education, health and care. DfE are co-producing the Review as much as possible with stakeholders. DLUHC sits on the SEND Review Steering Group; and my officials are working closely with DfE colleagues on the Review.

The Group draws its membership from organisations representing parents, children and young people, the voluntary and community sector, early years, schools, further education, health and care organisations and institutions, local authorities, government departments and expert advisers. This makes it well placed to advise on the Review’s progress and make sure it is well informed, taking into account the views of the groups who are represented. A full list of Steering Group members can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/send-review-steering-group.

The outcome of the SEND Review will be published in the first three months of this year as a Green Paper for full public consultation. We remain engaged to ensure the review delivers a suitable outcome for local government, as well as for parents, children and young people.

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