The department does not hold data on waiting times to receive support.<\/p>
The department does publish data on the number and percentage of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans that are issued within the statutory 20 week timescale, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans<\/a>. In the 2020 calendar year, 58.0% of EHC plans were issued within the 20-week timescale, excluding cases where exceptions apply.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1313350/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department collects data on school children who have special educational needs (SEN), but does not collect data on those with disabilities specifically.<\/p> We publish annual figures on the number of children and young people (aged 0 to 25 years) for whom local authorities have issued education, health and care (EHC) plans, available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans<\/a>. Data relating to January 2021 was published on 13 May 2021.<\/p> <\/p> We publish annual figures on school pupils with SEN based on January school census data, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england<\/a>. Data relating to January 2021 will be published in June 2021.<\/p> <\/p> Our routine absence statistics include figures for pupils with SEN at state-funded schools.<\/p> The most recent full-year absence statistics are for academic year 2018/19 and can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england<\/a>. The most recently published part-year absence statistics are for autumn term 2019 which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-autumn-term<\/a>. Data relating to autumn term 2020 will be published on 27 May 2021.<\/p> <\/p> Data on the attendance of pupils with EHC plans during the COVID-19 outbreak has also been collected on a daily basis via the Education Settings Survey and published weekly at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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