Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alison Griffiths this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What data her Department holds on the number of children and young people with education, health and care plans for whom the special educational provision specified in section F of their plan was not secured in full for more than (a) four weeks, (b) one school term and (c) two school terms in each of the last three academic years by (i) local authority, (ii) type of provision and (iii) placement type.
Awaiting answer.
What guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining (a) a named accountable case officer, (b) continuity of communication with families and (c) a single written action plan where a child’s education, health and care plan is simultaneously subject to Tribunal proceedings, complaints, placement commissioning and outstanding provision; and whether those requirements will be included in the revised SEND Code of Practice and National Inclusion Standards.
Awaiting answer.
What data her Department holds on the number of children and young people with education, health and care plans who did not have an appropriate education placement available at the beginning of the academic year in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) local authority, (b) length of time without a placement, (c) whether interim education was provided, (d) average weekly hours of interim education and (e) whether the child subsequently received education otherwise than at school; and if she will publish that data, including for West Sussex.
Awaiting answer.
How many representations her Department received in each of the last three years concerning an alleged failure by a local authority to (a) secure provision required under section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and (b) comply with a SEND Tribunal order; in how many such cases her Department took action under sections 496 or 497 of the Education Act 1996; and if she will publish that information by local authority.
Awaiting answer.
What data her Department holds on the number of occasions on which local authorities failed to implement an order of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) within the applicable time limit under regulation 44 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) local authority, (b) type of order, (c) length of delay and (d) whether the appeal had been conceded by the local authority.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of trends in the level of students undertaking overseas study placements following the UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus Programme.
Since the 2021/22 academic year, the Turing Scheme has been the UK government’s global programme for students to study and work abroad.The Scheme funded 21,353 completed placements in 2021/22, 28,152 placements in 2022/23, 32,714 placements in 2023/24, 34...
How much funding will be available to support students undertaking study placements in the US under mobility schemes in the (a) 2026–27 and 2027–28 academic year.
The Turing Scheme is a global, demand-led programme and does not ringfence funding for specific destinations, including the United States. Providers design placements based on their students’ needs and apply for funding accordingly. The overall Turing Sch...
Whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
The department has appropriate policies and processes in place to ensure employees are treated fairly from day one of their employment.All dismissals are handled in line with current legislation and appropriate Codes of Practice. Where an employee feels they may have been unfairly dismissed, appropriate internal appeal routes may be instigated.Where an employee is unable to solve a problem internally, they may be able to go to an employment tribunal to claim unfair dismissal, as set out in legislation.This position will be reviewed when unfair dismissal rights are updated in line with proposals in the Employment Rights Bill.