The chief executives of The Children’s Society, Children England, the Together Trust and the Fostering Network are among the letter's signatories, which is calling on the government to provide support to the children and young people’s voluntary sector in the face of severe spending cuts.
The letter states: "While we welcome the news that your department has secured funds for the protection of schools and the pupil premium in particular, we are deeply concerned that the 12 per cent reductions on non-school budgets is also likely to deliver devastating cuts in funding to the voluntary and community sector.
"Pulling back state services and raising the thresholds for social work and other more expensive interventions will leave thousands of vulnerable children without services, unless we are there to fill the gaps."
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