‘Devastating’ cuts hit special educational needs

Many local authorities are plunging into the red to meet their obligations as spending trebles in three years‘It’s hard to watch your child struggle. All you can do is chase people’
A crisis in funding for children with special educational needs is plunging councils across the country deeper into the red and forcing parents into lengthy legal battles to secure support, according to an Observer investigation that reveals a system at breaking point.Council overspending on childre