Funding PAC: rising SEND deficits put half of councils at risk of issuing s114 notices 15 January 2025 15 January 2025 by Aysha Gilmore Local authorities are facing a combined special educational needs (SEN) funding deficit of £4.6bn by 2026, with almost half of English councils potentially issuing Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password LATIF 2025 Flagship One-Day Conference 18 September, 2025 09:00 - 17:00 155 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3YD ABOUTAGENDAREGISTER Tech, Data & Finance Forum & Drinks Reception 14 October, 2025 10:00 - 16:00 One Moorgate Place London, EC2R 6EA ABOUTADVISORYATTEND News-in-Brief Strategic authorities will be ‘financially fragile’ from outset without action, warns PAC chair £78.3m of Powys capital programme to be funded by borrowing Wakefield faces £65m budget gap by 2031/32 Norfolk withdraws proposed sale of wholly owned care company Chesterfield renews £10m of short-term borrowing at 4.7% Autumn Budget ‘vital opportunity’ for London council housing Swansea pension fund appoints independent person Oxfordshire forecasts £85.5m in-year high needs deficit Kent pension fund appoints independent person Cotswold identifies £11m gap between 2026/27 and 2029/30
