Committees

Solving the SEND Crisis

Inquiry

A number of recent reports have set out in detail the extent of the crisis in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, which is letting down children and their families, creating intense pressure on local authority funding and on schools.

This inquiry will focus on how to achieve both short term stability and long-term sustainability for the SEND system to improve experiences and outcomes for children and young people.

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The deadline for submissions was Thursday 6 February 2025.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from Minister for School Standards on SEND White Paper 27.03.25
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Letter from Chair to Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister of State for School Standards, on Government SEND Policy, dated 11 March 202
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Oral evidence transcripts

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10 June 2025
Inquiry Solving the SEND Crisis
Witnesses Daniel Constable-Phelps (Executive Headteacher at St Mary’s Primary and Nursery School), Conrad Bourne (Director for SEND at The Mercian Trust), and Nicole Dempsey (Director of SEND and Safeguarding at Dixons Academies Trust)
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Oral Evidence
10 June 2025
Inquiry Solving the SEND Crisis
Witnesses Dr Susana Castro-Kemp (Associate Professor in Psychology and Special Needs at the Centre for Inclusive Education in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL Faculty of Education and Society (IOE)), Dr Peter Gray (Co-coordinator of the National SEN Policy Research Forum at SSCYP (Strategic Services for Children & Young People)), and Jo Hutchinson (Director for SEND and additional needs at Education Policy Institute)
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13 May 2025
Inquiry Solving the SEND Crisis
Witnesses Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA), Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), Ofsted, and Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Written evidence

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Lancashire County Council (SEN0594)
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B HEARD (SEN0837)
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Richmond Parent Carer Forum (SEN0836)
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Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2370 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA