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LAs' SEND bailout agreements 'subject to review', as more councils agree deals totalling £230m
Four-fold increase in the school funding councils have shifted to fill high needs budget blackholes
Parents call for 'transparency' on high needs bail outs
John Coughlan, who is also a commissioner in Birmingham, will advise Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Special Needs Jungle research reveals top-up funding has been stagnant since 2018 in a third of areas
Ombudsman warning after Surrey pupil's family needed counselling amid education, health and care plan delay
Committee urges ministers to agree 'realistic' steps and additional cash to eliminate high needs budget deficits
Bracknell Forest wants to get 'certainty' over opening date of vital special school
A cross-party group of MPs detailed SEND system problems in their own constituencies
