The charities - The Children's Society, Action for Children, Barnardo's, the National Children's Bureau and the NSPCC - claim that councils have struggled with the impact of funding cuts, with many of the poorest areas hardest hit, undermining the Government’s ‘Levelling-up’ agenda.
The research, ‘Stopping the Spiral’, which was carried out by Pro Bono Economics, shows funding has ‘dwindled’ for early support services including children’s centres and targeted support with issues like drug and alcohol misuse.
It finds the drop in funding for these services, has meant many councils have been forced to spend more on costly crisis support, leaving more children and young people exposed to risks such as exploitation, neglect and mental ill-health.
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