Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to use the SEND review to (a) clarify the level of need that requires SEND support, (b) make mainstream education settings more accountable for SEND inclusion and (c) enable decisions over SEND provision to be made jointly by all those responsible including health and care bodies.

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Review aims to ensure that the needs of those with SEND are identified early and consistently with the support that best meets their needs delivered promptly.

To build a more inclusive system, the SEND Review is looking at strengthening mainstream provision whilst ensuring that there is sufficient, high-quality specialist capacity to provide specialist support to those children with more complex needs.

The SEND Review is also looking at accountabilities at every level of the system so that education providers, including mainstream schools, and health and care partners are clear about their responsibilities.

The SEND Review will be published as a green paper for full public consultation by the end of this month.