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Read the whole thing, she has experience from both sides of the fence.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-parents-gaming-special-educational-needs/

While I’m grinding through the traffic, taxpayers are footing bills that could fund whole classrooms. Councils and schools spent a record £2.26 billion on special educational needs and disabilities – ‘Send’ – transport last year. That’s more than double the 2015 figure, fuelled largely by a surge in spending on taxis. Cab firms have cottoned on to the money-making venture. In Hampshire, they charge £86 per pupil per day on average; in North Yorkshire, £78. Camden Council paid more than £900 a day for transport for one pupil. Operators sign multi-year contracts that guarantee tidy profits, but they’re not the villains – they’re simply capitalising on the state’s failure. The real scandal is the failure itself, and how some families take advantage of it.

https://archive.ph/tRW6Z