US EditionCouncils warn new funding formula will ‘devastate’ children’s services
- Councils have warned that planned changes to funding allocations for children’s services could have a 'devastating impact' in London and beyond.
- The National Children’s Bureau found the new funding formula has questionable overall robustness and accuracy due to a lack of testing.
- London boroughs argue that the children’s formula was developed 'behind closed doors' with insufficient scrutiny.
- Claire Holland expressed concerns that the proposed formula risks dramatically underestimating levels of need in London.
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Warning over ‘devastating impact’ of children’s services reforms
London boroughs are urging the government to review proposed changes to the way it assesses the need for children’s services amid fears the reforms could mean “make or break” for their financial stability. New research published today – Meeting Needs or Missing Needs? – analyses…The post Warning over ‘devastating impact’ of children’s services reforms appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).
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