Calling your MP's office

To speak to your local Member of Parliament (MP), you can call their office. Check who your MP is by entering your postcode here.

To call your MP, dial 020 7219 3000 (the Parliamentary switchboard), give your MP’s name and ask to be put through to their office.

You might want to plan what to say or prepare a script beforehand. Sometimes you will have the option to leave a voicemail message. You could include: 

• Your name and contact number or email address
• Why you are calling (to speak about your thoughts/concerns about SEND reform)
• What you would like them to do (meet with you/speak up about a specific issue/raise your concerns with the Minister in charge of the SEND reforms/ask for more information about the proposals/meet with more local people to find out how SEND reform might impact people in your community)

Emailing your MP

If you would prefer not to call, you can email your MP. You can find your MP’s email by entering your postcode here. In your email, you might want to include:

• Your name and your full address so they can check that you live in their constituency
• How you feel about the proposals for SEND reform
• What impacts you think SEND reform might have on pupils, families and school staff
• Whether you feel autistic people, their families, and the staff who support them at school are being listened to about SEND reform
• What you would like your MP to do (e.g. meet with you/speak up about a specific part of the proposals/raise your concerns with the Minister in charge of the SEND reforms/ask for more information about the proposals/meet with more local people to find out how SEND reform might impact people in your community)

Meeting your MP in-person

If you want to meet your MP face-to face, you could call them to set up a meeting or send them an email (as above). Remember – MPs receive huge numbers of emails each day, so you might wait longer for a response if you decide to contact them by email.

Alternatively, you could visit your MP at a surgery. Many MPs hold 'surgeries' where you can meet with them in person and share your concerns. You might want to come prepared with notes and questions. This face-to-face contact can be really impactful, but if this isn't accessible to you, do you have any friends, family members or colleagues who might be willing to visit their MP to talk about the potential impact of SEND reform? Your MP's website, or your local library, may have more information about when and where surgeries are taking place. Alternatively, you can contact your MP's office to ask about surgeries.

For in-person meetings, it might be helpful to write notes about what you want to talk about. For example:

• How you feel about the proposals for SEND reform
• What impacts you think SEND reform might have on pupils, families and school staff
• Whether you feel autistic people, their families, and the staff who support them at school are being listened to about SEND reform
• What you would like your MP to do (e.g. speak up about a specific part of the proposals/raise your concerns with the Minister in charge of the SEND reforms/ask for more information about the proposals/meet with more local people to find out how SEND reform might impact people in your community)