It comes as government figures show that only 58 per cent of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are being completed within the 20-week time limit.
Furthermore, there has been a 35 per cent increase in the number of requests for EHCP assessments that have been refused by local authorities.
The statistics, published by the Department for Education, show that as of January 2017 there were 175,233 children and young people with statutory EHCPs and 112,057 with statements of SEN.
This combined total of 287,290 is an increase of 30,975 (or 12 per cent) since January 2016 – this continues a rising trend since 2010.
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