Despite calls from the Labour Party and council leaders to address the growing funding crisis in children's services, there was no new money for local government in the Chancellor's recent Spring Statement.
Instead, children and families minister Nadhim Zahawi recently told the education select committee that there is "little correlation" between good-quality services and higher spending, with there being more evidence on the importance of leadership.
For years, the message from ministers has been that the solution to children's services funding problems lies with councils making better use of existing resources.
As evidence of this, they point to research which shows that 10 authorities spend more than £1,040 per child, while another 10 spend less than £585 per child but both achieve the same outcomes.
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