Labour's government is facing backlash after recent concessions on a welfare bill, diverting attention to proposed reforms affecting children, particularly regarding education and disability support. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has not ruled out cuts to special educational needs and disability (SEND) provisions, which worries many parents and disability advocates. The SEND system, already complex and growing, raises fears that future diagnoses could be treated less favorably than current cases. Concerns persist that children may be viewed as cost liabilities, potentially undermining essential educational and health support for vulnerable groups.
In the absence of any clear direction from the Department for Education, many disability campaigners are fearing the worst. That children will be treated as cost centres to be downsized.
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, refused to guarantee there would be no cuts in her planned reforms of special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision.
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