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Derbyshire County Council's apologised to families after a freedom of information request revealed massive delays in children getting special educational needs support.

The authority has missed the twenty-week deadline for issuing Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) in 96% of cases this year.

In response, the Council says: 鈥淒erbyshire has had a significant increase in the number of requests for EHCPs. This is a national issue and other local authorities are facing similar increases in demand.鈥�

大象传媒 Radio Derby鈥檚 political reporter Georgia Roberts has been to meet Laura Shepherd from Belper, whose five year old son Ivan has been waiting almost a year for support.