Council treasurers have made an urgent plea to ministers to tackle soaring special needs costs.
Funding has not kept pace with new burdens and soaring demand for services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in recent years, says a letter signed by Society of London Treasurers president Gerald Almeroth and John Betts, president of County Treasurers.
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