Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 54466
Social Services: Children
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Natasha Irons
Labour — Croydon East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
Answer
Janet DabyThis government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...
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