In a statement to the House of Commons last week, local government minister Jim McMahon said the Dedicated Schools Grant statutory override, an accounting mechanism that helps councils manage SEND costs by allowing them to overspend their budget to meet needs, will stay in place until the end of 2027/28.
The decision ends months of uncertainty among local authority leaders who were concerned that failure to renew the statutory override when it was due to end in March 2026 would see SEND deficits added to their overall debt “leaving hundreds of councils in a financially precarious position”, according to a report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.
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