Budgeted net expenditure by local authorities on the provision of education for children with special educational needs1,2 and budgeted net expenditure by local authorities on the provision of education for children at Pupil Referral Units3 in England: 2000-01 to 2006-07£Budgeted net expenditure by local authorities on the provision of education for children with special educational needs1,2Budgeted net expenditure by local authorities on the provision of education at Pupil Referral Units32000-012,763,226,000100,309,0002001-022,908,380,000108,467,0002002-033,038,661,000134,741,0002003-043,466,180,000177,444,0002004-053,774,757,000198,644,0002005-064,120,549,000227,794,0002006-074,477,300,000265,256,000 1 Includes planned expenditure on the provision for pupils with statements and the provision for non-statemented pupils with SEN, support for inclusion, inter authority recoupment, fees for pupils at independent special schools and abroad, educational psychology service, local authority functions in relation to child protection, therapies and other health related services, parent partnership, guidance and information, the monitoring of SEN provision and inclusion administration, assessment and co-ordination. Also included is the funding delegated to primary and secondary schools identified as “notional SEN” and the individual schools budget (ISB) for special schools. Does not include any planned expenditure on pupils with SEN attending Pupil Referral Units (PRUs).2 The ISB for special schools will include some general education costs for pupils with SEN in addition to those costs specifically for SEN while the figures recorded against “notional SEN” are only indicative of the amount that might by spent by schools on SEN and, from 2004-05 onwards, “notional SEN” delegated to nursery schools was reported on section 52 for the first time (nursery schools “notional SEN” accounts for £7.8 million, £9.5 million and £10.3 million of the respective 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 totals). In 2005-06 and 2006-07, local authorities also budgeted £499.6 million and £528.5 million for SEN transport expenditure but this is not included in the above table as figures are not available prior to 2005-06.3 Includes planned expenditure on the provision of education at Pupil Referral Units as defined in section 19 of the 1996 Act. In addition to the figures quoted above, Pupil Referral Units were also allocated School Standards Grants of £7.6 million in 2006-07.Notes:1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and may not sum due to rounding.2. The data are drawn from local authorities section 52 Budget Statements (tables 1 and 2) submitted to the DfES. Data are not available prior to 2000-01.3. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 18 April 2007.