"These rights are not optional they are essential safeguards that enable families to secure the support their children need to access education and thrive, she said."
"Everyone knows this is the most high-stakes political reform they've taken on since welfare, said one Labour MP."
Ministers plan to raise the threshold for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), reserving legally entitled plans for children with the most severe and complex special educational needs. Officials are conducting a sustained lobbying campaign of Labour MPs, led by the education secretary, while also meeting parents and campaigners and running listening exercises. Campaigners and many MPs warn that limiting legal rights could have catastrophic implications for children and families and would risk decades of progress towards inclusion. Some MPs fear a parliamentary defeat could destabilise the government; ministers insist the changes are not aimed at saving money.
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