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A panel which looks into the provision of special educational needs and disability (SEND) services to children in Kent could be scrapped. The 17-strong sub-committee was set up after the county council was found to be failing vulnerable youngsters in a damning Ofsted report back in 2022. But its effectiveness in improving SEND provision has been questioned, with one councillor saying it has “done very little” since its inception. Now KCC’s scrutiny committee is considering disbanding it altogether. The chairman of that body, Cllr Andy Booth, said: “The SEND scrutiny committee have done very li…

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