Recommendation 23

The Department acknowledged that the SEND review had been far too long delayed and said that the Secretary of State had now committed to publishing the results of the review in the first quarter of 2022, alongside the Schools White Paper. Members noted that the support system was still not supporting families effectively – with some constituents having described feeling as if they were fighting for two years or more to get an education, health and care plan for their child and feeling that the system was against them. We stressed the importance of ensuring that the revised system helps children with SEND and their parents. The Department committed to ensuring that this was the case.48