Submitted on Wednesday 18th February 2026
Rejected on Friday 10th April 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Relevant Departments
Change How Local Authority Chooses Schools For SEN Children
The children’s needs to be met, the EHCP plans information and recommendations to be met rather than being ignored. The school that can meet needs to be named even if it states mainstream or specialist on the EHCP plan. A meeting to be held with both current school, transfer school, parent and senar
Because so many SEN children are being failed and so much money wasted going through tribunal to over turn the original decision. Also so many children are at home due to not having the school that meets the child’s needs. Also so many reports, EHCP plans and school recommendations get dismissed whilst the local authority places vulnerable children in mainstream schools that have already stated they can not meet the needs of that child.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We are not clear what action you are seeking from the UK Government or Parliament.
You could start a new petition setting this out more clear, for example calling for a statutory right for parents of SEN children to choose their school.
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