Special Educational Needs: support in England
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system. Updated with new 2024-25 SEND incidence and EHC plan data

Local Government Bill (HL): the 'Section 28' debate. (Bill 87 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/47.
Local Government Bill (HL): the Section 28 debate (Bill 87 1999/2000) (329 KB , PDF)
Local Government Bill (HL): the ‘Section 28’ debate. (Bill 87 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/47.
Local Government Bill (HL): the Section 28 debate (Bill 87 1999/2000) (329 KB , PDF)
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system. Updated with new 2024-25 SEND incidence and EHC plan data
The government proposes to change the way total funding for local authorities is distributed, aiming to make it fairer and simpler.
A briefing paper on the June 2025 government consultation on reforming local government funding, "The Fair Funding Review 2.0"