The report, which comes out tomorrow (26 October), is part of a widerTreasury review of funding for children that will feed into next year'sComprehensive Spending Review.
Children Now understands that the report's main focus, which is based ona trio of public hearings held in July, is a detailed analysis of thecase for more funding. It is expected to highlight that although thenumber of disabled children has soared during the last two decades - by62 per cent since 1975 - funding levels have failed to keep pace.
It is also expected to call for disabled children to have their ownpublic service agreement target and to feature in local area agreementtargets.
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