By April 2018 all children with a statement of special education needs have to be assessed and transferred to a new system of education, health and care (EHC) plans. The reforms were introduced in September 2014 through the Children and Families Act (2014) with the aim of better linking up support across agencies.
However, DfE figures released in May show that, as of January this year, many councils were still struggling to transfer to the new system, with 112,057 children still with SEN statements.
It is not the first time the government has unveiled extra funding to ensure local areas are able to implement SEND reforms.
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