In the draft Local Government Finance Settlement last November, the government proposed to put £250mn into a new Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant, a one-off grant to invest in the national rollout of “family help”, prevention services and child protection reforms.
Following a three-month consultation, where 44% of respondents backed the proposals and 16% disagreed, the government has announced it is to push ahead with its plans and will uplift funding by a further £20mn to implement family-group decision-making measures included in the recent children’s social care white paper Keeping Families Safe, Helping Children Thrive.
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