Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 22
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 122
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Department should commission a cross-government independent review of Education, Health and Care Plans and consider fundamental reform of this system, to put SEND provision on a financially sustainable footing for local authorities whilst ensuring that all children and young people with SEND have access to the services that they need. This review should also address provision in mainstream and special schools. Furthermore, the Government, when considering future financial support for local authorities, should assess the future demand for SEND within the wider context of schools as part of the Dedicated Schools Grant funding.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 122, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).