Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 6218

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle financial pressures on local authorities resulting from SEND expenditure.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department recognises that many local authorities are facing challenges in managing their high needs budgets, which has impacted their ability to balance their Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) funding. This government’s ambition is that all children and ...

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