Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116561

Dedicated Schools Grant

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on local authority finances of accumulated high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the statutory override ending in 2027-28.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The department has set out plans for a reformed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in the recent Schools White Paper. The department's assessment of future SEND spending will be updated following the SEND consultation.We have set out...

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