Education CommitteeFurther written evidence submitted by the Local Government Association (LGA)

With regards to the point Cllr Simmonds was making on p24, this relates to funding on a national level and an increase for early intervention and a decrease for children’s centres. Information on this is available in this table from the DfE:

Year on Year Comparison of the Local Authority Planned Expenditure (gross) on Children and Young People’s Services and Social Care 2011–12

2012–13

Change between
2011–12 and
2012–13

Change between
2011–12 and
2012–13 (%)

Total Early Years Budget

£398.2 million

£412.4 million an increase of £14.2 million

a rise of 3.6%

Total Sure Start and Children’s Centres

£1.0 billion

£0.95 billion a decrease of £46.0 million

a fall of 4.6%

Total Children Looked After

£2.88 billion

£2.90 billion an increase of £20.0 million

a rise of 0.7%

Total Children and Young People’s Safety

£1.64 billion

£1.67bn an increase of £35.0 million

a rise of 2.1%

Total Family Support Services

£913.3 million

Total Other Children and Family Services

£355 million

£383 million an increase of £28.0 million

a rise of 7.9%

Total Services for Young People

£883 million

£791 million a decrease of £92.1 million

a fall of 10.4%

Total Children’s Services Strategy

£224 million

Total Youth Justice

£362 million

£336 million a decrease of £25.9 million

a fall of 7.2%

Total Children and Young People’s Services and Social Care

£8.5 billion

£8.6 billion an increase of £106 million*

a rise of 1.3%

Prepared 3rd January 2014