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Northamptonshire scraps standalone company over funding concerns

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Beleaguered Northamptonshire County Council has decided to scrap a standalone company delivering social services due to worries about its over-reliance on council funding streams.

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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