
The analysis by a group of charities, including Action for Children and The Children's Society, found that between 2010/11 and 2017/18 funding from central government on children aged 0 to 19 dropped from £813 to £553 per child - a fall of 32 per cent.
The research also reveals that children's services funding in some areas has been cut by up to half since 2010.
The worst affected areas are in London, which is where all five of the worst "cuts hotspots" identified by the charities are located.
In Westminster, children's services funding per child has been cut by 51 per cent from £1,591 per child in 2010/11 to £761 in 2017/18.
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