Petitions/Fund legal aid for all SEN parents to take SEN Teams to court for loss of job
StatusOngoing
Opened15 Jun 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Due to local council SEN team failures, many children are unable to access education and as a result parents lose careers and incomes to care for their children. These parents have no access to legal aid to get compensation.

Enable SEND parents/Carers to access legal aid to take legal action against SEND Teams within local authorities for loss of secure employment, careers and the financial loss caused by failures to follow the SEND law, statutory guidance and responsibilities. We are concerned that many Parents and Carers are forced out of jobs due to consistent, repeated, avoidable failures by Local authority SEN Teams resulting in relying on benefits, financial difficulties and poverty.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Ian Byrne
1Ian Byrne MP
Liverpool West Derby
6
Bradley Thomas
2Bradley Thomas MP
Bromsgrove
1
Sir Mel Stride
3Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
1
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
4Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Chingford and Woodford Green
1
Danny Kruger
5Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Kate Dearden
6Kate Dearden MP
Halifax
1
Mike Wood
7Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
1
Dan Carden
8Dan Carden MP
Liverpool Walton
1
Edward Argar
9Edward Argar MP
Melton and Syston
1
Emily Darlington
10Emily Darlington MP
Milton Keynes Central
1