Localised funding system could spell 'disaster' for poorer areas

Derren Hayes
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Despite the Local Government Finance Bill failing to materialise, ministers are expected to resurrect plans for councils to generate all their income locally, with potentially dire results for children's services in some areas.

Children England warns funding would be “left to the rise and fall of local economies”. Picture: sas/Adobe Stock
Children England warns funding would be “left to the rise and fall of local economies”. Picture: sas/Adobe Stock

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