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LGA responds to NCB report on disabled children with complex needs
Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board responds to a report by the National Children's Bureau on the increased number of disabled children with complex needs.
"Councils were clear with the Department for Education (DfE) at the time that implementing the SEND reforms in the Children and Families Bill was significantly underfunded by the Government and this has been borne out in reality.
"The transition process from SEND statements to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) is complex, but councils are doing everything they can within the resources available to make sure children are being supported and getting the help that they need.
"In addition, we believe the DfE's proposed changes to high needs funding will reduce council and school flexibility to make additional funding available where there are rising demands for SEND support, making existing problems even worse."
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