The Government faces a rebellion from Labour MPs over special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform following confusion over how changes to the system would be funded.

The Chancellor revealed in the Budget that the cost of SEND provision would be fully absorbed into existing central government spending limits by 2028/29, rather than sitting on the local authority books.

However, ministers have not set out how they intend to account for the £6bn shortfall in 2028/29, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggesting that this could lead to a 1.7 per cent real-terms cut in the schools budget rather than a planned increase. New Feature

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A corrected OBR briefing later revised the real terms cut to 4.9 per cent.

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