The House of Commons education committee this week published the government’s response to its 18-month investigation into support for children with SEND which concluded that reforms brought in under the Children and Families Act 2014 had left schools and councils struggling and many families thrown into crisis.
The committee’s chair Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, said it would be following up the government’s response with Education Secretary Gavin Williamson once parliament returned after the summer recess.
After more than a six-month wait for the response, Halfon said it was being published “without delay” on behalf of hundreds of families, teachers and children that had contributed to the committee’s inquiry since it was launched in 2018.
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