A question on #FurtherEducation #SpecialEducationalNeeds tabled by Edward Morello on 17-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Further Education: Special Educational Needs
Question ID: 1785376
UIN: 38839
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-17
Asking Member ID: 5326
Asking Member display name: Edward Morello
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Edward Morello
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to enable (a) Social, Emotional and Mental Health provisions and (b) Pupil Referral Units to extend (i) academic and (ii) vocational education to post-16 students on the same
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Date answered: 2025-03-25
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Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: The statutory duty on local authorities to arrange alternative provision applies to children of compulsory school age. This includes a duty to arrange education for children who cannot attend school due to their mental or physical health needs.Although th...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true