Department for Education written question – answered at on 25 March 2026.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Education)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the proposed fast‑track route for early Intervention will be defined, including eligibility thresholds, time limits and approved evidence‑based programmes.
Georgia Gould
Minister of State (Education)
To achieve this, we will work with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), and NHS England to enable better information sharing between health professionals and local authorities. This will speed up the process of matching children to the right specialist provision package and create a more direct route to specialist provision for those with the most complex needs at the earliest stage.
We have asked for feedback on this proposal as part of the consultation and will build on these responses to develop this policy in partnership with parents, local authorities, settings, DHSC and NHS England.
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