Written question asked by Richard Graham (Conservative) on Monday, 13 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 November 2023. It was answered by David Johnston (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 November 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Special Educational Needs: Gloucestershire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of expenditure on high and special needs educational provision on Gloucestershire County Council's 2024-25 education budget.

Answer: Gloucestershire County Council has provisionally been allocated £97 million through the high needs national funding formula (NFF) in 2024-25, as published this July. This is a cumulative increase of 28% per head over the three years from 2021/22. The department will be publishing in December this year each local authority’s confirmed allocations for 2024/25, updated with the latest pupil number data, in their Dedicated Schools Grant allocations. The high needs NFF includes a factor based on local authorities’ historic spending, as of 2017/18. Gloucestershire is attracting £27 million in respect of that factor within its overall high needs NFF allocation for 2024/25.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 1525
Session: 2023-24
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Finance Special educational needs Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Council
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk