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Ministers urged to triple early intervention funding after child deaths

Charity Save the Children is calling on ministers to introduce an urgent boost in early intervention funding to prevent further child deaths following the murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
Star Hobson was just 16 months old when she was killed. Picture: West Yorkshire Police
Star Hobson was just 16 months old when she was killed. Picture: West Yorkshire Police

Dan Paskins, Save the Children’s director of UK impact, says the government needs to “immediately triple early intervention funding to ensure children and families get help when they need it”.

He said the extra funding “will mean social workers can have realistic caseloads” to free up their time to help families in crisis and support the most vulnerable children at risk of harm.

“The minimum expectation is that children are safe and able to grow up and these cases have highlighted failings in the system caused by chronic and persistent underfunding,” he said.

“We cannot let children become the victims of an underfunded system any longer”.

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