Families fight government in court over 'chronic underfunding' for special needs

Case to argue councils are unable to provide education to children with Send because of cuts

Families with children who have special educational needs and disabilities (Send) and their supporters have staged an emotional demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, before a legal hearing challenging government funding cuts.

They were there on Wednesday to support three families, from Birmingham, East Sussex and North Yorkshire, who have put their names to what has been described as a landmark case against the education secretary, Damian Hinds, and the chancellor, Philip Hammond. It will argue that the government’s Send funding policies are unlawful.

Related: Funding for pupils with special educational needs drops 17%

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