Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that all children in state schools who have medical conditions have individual healthcare plans.

Since September 2014, schools have been subject to a duty, under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, to support pupils with medical conditions, and to follow statutory guidance.

The guidance sets out that school governing boards should ensure that schools develop a policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions. It also states that governing boards should ensure that the school’s policy covers the role of individual healthcare plans, and who is responsible for their development.