Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 56
56
Deferred
Address inappropriate assessment processes for disabled children’s parents and implement Law Commission proposals.
Conclusion
It is deeply concerning to hear that parents of disabled children are being treated with suspicion and undergoing inappropriate assessment processes when reaching out for help. The Department for Education must address this as an urgent priority and ensure that it fully implements the Law Commission’s proposals relating to assessment processes once they have been published. (Conclusion, Paragraph 142)
Government Response Summary
The government deferred action, stating it would follow its protocol for responding to the Law Commission's upcoming report within six months for an interim response and one year for a full response, outlining which recommendations it accepts or rejects.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
As set out in the protocol between the Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission, a Department for Education Minister will provide an interim response to the Commission as soon as possible and in any event within six months of publication of the report unless otherwise agreed with the Commission. The Minister will provide a full response to the Commission as soon as possible after delivery of the interim response and in any event within one year of publication of the report unless otherwise agreed with the Commission. The response will set out which recommendations the Minister accepts, rejects or intends to implement in modified form. If applicable, the Minister will also provide the timescale for implementation.