The report, published by Child of the North and former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives, has highlighted a SEND support crisis in England, with a "postcode lottery" leading to a lack of support in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber.
The average wait for an ADHD assessment for young people aged 19 to 25 was almost four years in one local authority in Yorkshire and the Humber. Additionally, the total percentage of EHCPs produced within 20 weeks in the North East of England in 2022 ranged from 98% to 13%.
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