A question on #SpecialEducationalNeeds #LocalGovernment tabled by Martin Wrigley on 19-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Special Educational Needs: Local Government
Question ID: 1786396
UIN: 39656
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-19
Asking Member ID: 5111
Asking Member display name: Martin Wrigley
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Martin Wrigley
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued on the use of third-party consultants by local authorities to (a) assess and (b) re-assess EHC plans.
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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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: Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there is effective coordination of education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments and the development process for an EHC plan.Practitioners in all services involved in the assessment and planning pro...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true