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‘A positive step but there will be losers’: further reaction to the Fair Funding Review

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No change can ever address the complexity of local government funding if the size of the cake is too small. That must be “the overriding message that remains at the front of the debate” following the launch of the long-awaited Funding Review consultation, not how the cake is divided, according to Michael Hudson, executive director of finance and resources at Cambridgeshire County Council.

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However, looking at the proposed divisions that are being made by the government, Pete Marland, chair of the Local Government Association’s Economy and Resources

Government plans to overhaul special educational needs and disability (SEND) services have created an uncertain funding landscape for councils, according to Darcey Snape, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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