Statistics released by the Department for Education show that as of 1 March there were 14,305 children who had not yet been issued with a educational, health and care (EHC) plan.
This means that local authorities have transitioned 94 per cent of the 236,225 children who had special educational needs (SEN) statements when the transfer process began in September 2014.
The figure represents a significant increase in the pace of children being moved from SEN statements to EHC plans in the past 12 months as the 1 April deadline approaches.
In May 2017 the DfE reported that the number of children transferred to EHC plans had yet to pass the halfway mark, leading to concerns that many would still be waiting for or undergoing transfer assessments when the April deadline passed.
In December, these concerns prompted the DfE to provide councils with an additional £45m of funding to help them meet the deadline.
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