Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average waiting time is for an Education, Health and Care plan to be completed following a Special Educational Needs and Disability referral in County Durham.

Data on the number of Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. The latest data was published on 8 June 2023. This includes the number of EHC Plans that were issued within a 20-week timeframe in County Durham.

The department will continue to work with County Durham to monitor the issuing of completed Plans.