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A third of council’s Send team quit leaving backlog in child care assessments
Feb 21, 2026
a third of Barking and dagenham council's special educational needs staff left town hall last summer. the number of completed education, health and care plans fell as a result of the departures. council says the send staffing shortage was "not an unusual situation" for councils in London.
Source: mylondon.news