Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96476

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the removal of the statutory override on local authority budgets by the end of the 2027-28 financial year.

Answer

Alison McGovern
At Autmn Budget 2025, the government clarified that ambitious Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform plans will be set out early in the new year and that funding for SEND will be managed within the government’s overall departmental spend...
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