Rishi Sunak will announce his first Budget as Chancellor in a speech at 12.30pm.
Here are five key priorities that need to be addressed across children’s social care, early years and education, according to sector leaders:
Youth services
According to recent analysis of government figures by charity YMCA, youth services have suffered a £1bn spending cut in just eight years.
A new report by the all-party parliamentary group on knife and violent crime says Sunak must commit £1.57bn to children and youth services to ensure “sustainable long-term youth work” can effectively tackle violent crime.
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