Council spends £470,000 a year on agency staff to cope with rocketing demand for special education care plans
The number of children and young people with care plans for special educational needs in Bolton has risen by 150 per cent in less than 10 years. Bolton Council has agreed to hire an additional nine workers after the amount of youngsters with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) rose drastically from 1,364 in 2015 to 3,328 presently.


