Tag Archives: EHCP

Merton’s £50m education shortfall raises finance alarms

Posted on April 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

A south London council on the brink of financial collapse, getting a multi-million-pound bail-out from government, while being run by a new chief exec and with a rudderless Labour group where the leader isn’t standing for re-election in their old … Continue reading →

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Council tries to ‘hoodwink’ families to opt out of SEND services

Posted on June 18, 2019 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council is trying to save £100,000 from its SEND budget for every teenager currently receiving help from the local authority, under services which it is supposed to provide by law. Youngsters with SEND – special education needs or disability … Continue reading →

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Council’s ‘Rottweiler behaviour’ sent carer to brink of suicide

Posted on July 25, 2017 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Last week, we reported how the Local Government Ombudsman had found “a catalogue of unacceptable failings by London Borough of Croydon, which has left a family stretched to breaking point”. Here, in a shocking criticism of the way … Continue reading →

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