An expression of interest document for organisations interested in carrying out the research, seen by CYP Now, concedes that the autumn 2015 Spending Review is “likely to see reductions in local authority budgets, which in turn will put pressure on children’s services budgets”.
The Spending Review, which will be published on 25 November, will set out how the £20bn further savings the government says are necessary to eliminate Britain’s deficit by 2019/2020 will be delivered.
Invitations to tender for the research study were issued this week, with the contract being signed on 4 September.
Researchers will be given the remainder of September to carry out fieldwork with 15 case-study local authorities and will be expected to publish a report in October.
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