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Campaigners led by Chris Packham urge prime minister to rethink Send overhaul
UK NewsPolitics•October 8, 2026 at 5:30 PMNational

Campaigners led by Chris Packham urge prime minister to rethink Send overhaul

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Letter to government says changes will unfairly remove legal protections for children in EnglandLetter: Legal rights must be retained for children with SendCampaigners are calling on Andy Burnham to abandon the core elements of the government’s overhaul of special educational needs provision in England, arguing they unfairly remove children’s legal protections.A group of disabled children, parents and experts, led by the broadcaster Chris Packham, have written a letter calling for the prime minister to gut the plans laid out under his predecessor, Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Letter to government says changes will unfairly remove legal protections for children in England

Campaigners are calling on Andy Burnham to abandon the core elements of the government’s overhaul of special educational needs provision in England, arguing they unfairly remove children’s legal protections.

A group of disabled children, parents and experts, led by the broadcaster Chris Packham, have written a letter calling for the prime minister to gut the plans laid out under his predecessor, Keir Starmer.

Continue reading...

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