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County councils ‘averaging £40m budget gap’

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The corporate director of resources at Leicestershire County Council has told Room151 that the council’s “terrifying” financial situation will be echoed at other similar-sized

Councils’ special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) deficits are set to reach a record £10.4bn by March 2028, despite the government writing off 90% of deficits accumulated up to March this year.

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