'Crippling' Funding Cuts Leave Councils With No Option But to Help Only Children in Crisis
LONDON, Nov. 18 -- The Children's Society issued the following news release:
Demand for crisis support for children is rising sharply as councils slash preventative services under the pressure of GBP 2.4bn of central government funding cuts, warns a new report released today (Wednesday 15 November) by three leading children's charities.
Council spending on early help servicess that are designed to spot signs of neglect and abuse early has fallen by 40 per cent between 2 . . .
Demand for crisis support for children is rising sharply as councils slash preventative services under the pressure of GBP 2.4bn of central government funding cuts, warns a new report released today (Wednesday 15 November) by three leading children's charities.
Council spending on early help servicess that are designed to spot signs of neglect and abuse early has fallen by 40 per cent between 2 . . .