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

Global Published 8 October 2026, 21:30 · archived 8 Oct 2026

Exclusive: Letter to PM, also signed by Sally Phillips, says reforms will unfairly remove children’s legal protectionsLegal rights must be retained for children with SendCampaigners are calling on Andy Burnham to abandon the core elements of the government’s reforms to special educational needs provision, 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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