Joe Lepper 11 November 2025

Worcestershire warned over special educational needs spending

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Worcestershire CC has been handed a statutory financial warning by auditors concerned its spending on children with special educational needs (SEN) is ‘out of control'.

Auditors Grant Thornton warned the local authority's ability to cut expenditure on its dedicated schools grant (DSG) was ‘weak'.

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