Local authorities provide support to certain children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) through Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. A local authority may choose, where statutory criteria are met, to make an \u2018Education Otherwise than in School\u2019 arrangement, whereby the child or young person with the EHC plan receives special educational support outside of a school or college.<\/p>
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The department are taking steps to improve the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. There are measures in place for the department to support and challenge local authorities to improve their practice. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission commenced a strengthened local inspection framework in January 2023. Where local authorities are failing, the department works with them, using a range of improvement programmes and SEND specialist advisers to address weaknesses.\u202fInspections under this new framework will place greater emphasis on the outcomes that are being achieved for children and young people with SEND, including those who are autistic.<\/p>
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More generally, as part of the department\u2019s support for autistic young people, the\u202fdepartment worked\u202fclosely with the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a refreshed cross-government Autism Strategy. This was published in July 2021 and includes children and young people. The strategy recognised the progress that has been made, as well as the challenges and priorities for reducing inequalities, and enabling autistic people of all ages to\u202fhave the same opportunities as everyone else to lead healthy, happy and fulfilling lives. The national strategy sets out the department\u2019s vision to make life fundamentally better for autistic people, their families and carers by 2026.<\/p>
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Information about appeal receipts in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is routinely published within Tribunals Statistics Quarterly in the main tables. The total number of receipts to the First-tier Tribunal is available in table FIA_1 and for the Upper Tribunal in UIA_1.<\/p>
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The proportion of appeals for the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal which were successful is also available as published data and can be found in tables FIA_3 and UIA_3 respectively.<\/p>
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The latest quarterly data includes figures to December 2023 and is available here: Tribunals statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).<\/a> Data for the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) receipts, disposals and outcome figures is available up to Q1, April to June 2021. Data from Q2 2021/22 onwards have not been included in this publication as data was migrated to a new IT system and the data is not yet available.<\/p> <\/p> Financial information is published for the IAC on an annual basis in the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Annual Report, within the fees and charges section. Published information relates to the expenditure and fee income of HMCTS and will not cover financial impacts on other public bodies. Fees and costs cannot be reliably attributed to a particular cohort of appeals. The most recent available data is for Financial Year 2022/23 and is published here HMCTS annual reports and plans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1696771/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government agreed that the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) raised some important issues regarding historical adoption practices. Whilst a formal apology has not been issued, as the government did not actively support these practices, the government has publicly said sorry on behalf of society to all those affected by these practices during this period.<\/p> As the government response said at the time, successive governments have made significant changes to adoption legislation and practice to ensure that the practices reported are never repeated.<\/p> Furthermore, following the JCHR report, the department has already amended regulations to make it easier for adults to access adoption support. In addition, the department has written to local authorities, encouraging them to retain historical adoption records for 100 years instead of 75, to make access to records easier, and asking them to support access without undue delay to such records.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to understanding the (a) causes of, (b) symptoms of and (c) potential treatment for people's (i) injuries and (ii) other symptoms following the administration of covid-19 vaccinations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1626026/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Home Office publishes data on naturalisation and registration applications made and completed every quarter on the Gov.UK website. This includes performance against the six-month service standard for completing applications. The most recent data set was published on 23 February 2023 and can be found here:<\/p>