Jackson Ng at Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026

Budget Outturn 2025-26 (part 1 of 17)

· Finance & Resources Select Committee, Buckinghamshire Council · 0:41

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I think we should acknowledge the favourable outcome that we've achieved, but I'm very concerned about the DSG. Just to clarify, we are relying on the government for about 90%, but that's subject to the High Needs Stability Grant, which is then conditional on the local SEND reform plan. And that 90 % is guaranteed, or it could go down to 70%, it could go down to 60%. I know you set aside 10 % from reserves, but what happens if we have to dip further into that 10 % for the first year, and in subsequent years, what happens then? So, Fiona, correct me if I go wrong here. So, in year one, i .e. this year, the government have committed...

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