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Asked by Nick

AQW 9130/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 7704/22-27, to detail the average waiting time for the issue of a statement of special educational needs.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 19 March 2024

  • Answered
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Tabled
19 March 2024
Answer due by
5 April 2024
Answered
29 March 202410 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The Education Authority (EA) has advised that the average time taken to issue a final statement between 1 March 2023 and 25 March 2024 was 28 weeks.

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