To inform Cabinet of:
1. The monitoring position of the High Needs budget position on the
1st of February 2023 as per previous agreement to provide regular
updates.
• The forecast expenditure to year end based on current /
anticipated SEND support required during 2022/23.
• Provisional High Need budget forecast for the 2023/24
financial year based on announced funding levels and estimated High
Needs demands.
2. Update on the current SEN Review / Sufficiency Programme aimed
at bringing High Needs expenditure pressures back into a more
manageable financial position in the future.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 6 Apr 2023 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Education
Lead director: Executive Director - Children's Social Care and Education
Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding
Contact: Christopher Lee Email: Christopher.Lee@sefton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Emails and meetings
Consultees
IPC Members, Officers