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Education (Special Educational Needs) Bill

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to increase parental involvement in provision of education for children with special educational needs; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

2 May 2012

In Plain English

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The Education (Special Educational Needs) Bill would require the Secretary of State to increase parental involvement in the education provided to children with special educational needs. It is designed to give parents a greater say in decisions about SEND provision, along with related measures to support this involvement.

Key Points

It requires the Secretary of State to increase parental involvement in provision of education for children with special educational needs.
It aims to empower parents in decisions about their child’s SEND provision.
It includes connected purposes to enable related measures supporting parental involvement.
It could affect how schools and other parts of the education system engage with parents of SEND pupils.
The bill has progressed to the 2nd reading in the Commons, with the first reading having taken place in 2011.

Progress

The bill began with a first reading in the Commons on 8 June 2011 and is currently at the second reading stage in the Commons.

Who is affected?

Parents and families of children with special educational needsChildren with special educational needsSchools and other educational providersLocal authorities and education professionals involved in SEND provision

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

8 Jun 2011

2nd readingCommons

Committee stageCommons

Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

1st readingLords

2nd readingLords

Committee stageLords

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3rd readingLords

Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Education (Special Educational Needs)

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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