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Faster strategy implementation and fundamental reform will help avoid local government ‘Groundhog Day’: Guy Lonsdale interview

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The government must be quicker in translating strategy into action – but more fundamental reform is ultimately required to avoid a ‘Groundhog Day’ of the same conversations around funding being repeated.

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That’s the view of Guy Lonsdale, section 151 officer at North East Lincolnshire Council, who fears that despite a new prime minister and cabinet,

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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