Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets

Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets

England’s SEND crisis is spiralling because millions in taxpayers’ money is being “sucked” out of the system by private agencies charging rocketing prices for “superficial” assessments of children’s needs, The i Paper has been told.Professionals working in the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) sector say that reports needed for sought-after education, health and care plans (ECHPs) have doubled in price in the last year to as much…