JOIN US TO SAVE SEND LEGAL RIGHTS!
SEND FAMILIES FIGHT TO SAVE SEND LEGAL RIGHTS!
The Government’s proposals will weaken:
- The right to provision based on an individual child’s assessed needs
- The right to enforceable provision
- The right to an EHC needs assessment and plan
- The right to request and secure a specific school placement
- The right to legal enforceability
TAKE ACTION NOW!
The Government’s Schools White Paper SEND proposals will weaken vital legal rights for children and young people with SEND. Aspirations are not the same as legally enforceable protections. When systems fail, families rely on rights and not promises.
We are bringing families and supporters together to send a very clear message: Protect the existing legal framework that entitles every child and young person an education which meets their individual needs.
The original petition garnered a massive 132,000 signatures and ended up pausing the publication of the Schools White Paper. It was eventually published in February 2026. Because more than 100,000 signed the petition, it triggered a parliamentary debate, to which 90 MPs showed up to speak out against cutting SEND legal rights.
We need to make sure those MPs—and more—do not think that, because the Government’s Schools White Paper SEND consultation is over, they do not need to keep this issue at the front of their minds.
Sign the petition. Write to your MPs—again if you already have done so once—
Latest posts
THE #SAVESENDLEGALRIGHTS PROTEST
Watch our campaign video below:
The campaign
Why we’re fighting the Schools White Paper SEND proposals
- They will significantly weaken existing legal rights
- They move away from supporting individual needs
- They will limit the power of the Tribunal to name placements
- They reduce legal accountability
About SOCR
Find out more about who we are and how SOCR began
- The Save Our Children’s Rights campaign was launched in May 2025
- Our petition to retain rights gained 132k signatures—and a SEND debate in Parliament
- Find out who we are, how we work, and what we aim to do
- Read our story
GET INvolved
Find out how you too can get involved in our campaign
- Join the demo
- Write to your MP
- Participate in our photo campaign
- Sign up to hear and share our news
- Help us get the word out and volunteer to help
- Join our Facebook community and help boost the campaign
FOLLOW US ONLINE
If you’re a Facebook user, as well as following us on our social media, you can join in discussions and tell us what you’re doing and your thoughts too. Click the FIRST Facebook icon. The second takes you to our Facebook page.
