Councils will need to radically rethink the way they deliver provision for children with special needs, as plans to introduce personal budgets promise to thrust more power into the hands of parents.
The government first promised to expand the use of personal budgets for children with disabilities in the spending review in October. The special educational needs green paper is expected to outline further details imminently, which will put the onus on councils to reform specialist services.
Research compiled by In Control, a charity that empowers people to manage the support they receive, has revealed the benefits personal budgets can bring to many families with disabled children (see graphs).
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