Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008

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Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 [1]
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to amend the Education Act 1996 in relation to the provision and publication of information about children who have special educational needs; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2008 c 11
Introduced by Sharon Hodgson MP [2] (Commons)
Baroness Pitkeathley (Lords)
Territorial extent  England and Wales [3]
Dates
Royal assent 21 July 2008
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 (c 11) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill had cross-party support. It was supported by charities across the education sector. [4]

Contents

Background

The Bercow review, commissioned by the Government and conducted by Conservative MP, John Bercow, found that information on services was difficult to find. [5]

Legislative passage

The legislation was passed as a private member's bill. [6]

Provisions

The act requires the Government to publish an annual report on the services provided for children with SEN. [7]

Reception

The legislation was supported by Treehouse, an autism charity; the Special Educational Consortium and Every Disabled Child Matters. [8] The Local Government Association described the legislation as unnecessary. [8]

Further developments

The Government launched a review on what information should be provided to parents, which was tied to the implementation of the act. [9]

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 2(1) of this Act.
  2. ↑ Hansard
  3. ↑ The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008, section 2(4)
  4. ↑ Research paper, page 3
  5. ↑ Lipsett, Anthea (20 March 2008). "Special needs children need more help, says report". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "TiP on the Special Educational Needs Bill". BBC News. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Williams, Corin (24 July 2008). "Special Educational Needs Act to increase information on services". Community Care. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Special needs bill will improve support". Children and Young People Now. 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Samuel, Mithran (11 December 2008). "Children's secretary launches new vision for SEN to boost quality". Community Care. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.


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