Written Question·Treasury·UIN 112583

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the policy to write off 90% of local authority SEND debs will be funded.

Answer

James Murray
This funding relates to money that has already been spent by local authorities. The effect of the decision referred to is to transfer the accounting for that historic spending from local to central government. Any impact will be reflected in the OBR’s upc...

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