Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100059
Social Services: Children
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 2 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Anneliese Midgley
Labour — Knowsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils with above-average demand for children’s social care receive adequate resources under the revised needs-based formula.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe existing formula, last updated in 2013/14, is significantly outdated and no longer reflects current levels of need. Since then, many local authorities have experienced substantial changes in deprivation, child population density, and other factors tha...
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