The urgent call for action follows consistent warnings from local government that children's services are at "breaking point" and the government should back local authorities with funding that meets demand.
Children's services leaders today welcomed the key recommendations of the housing, communities and local government (HCLG) committee, whose report concludes only increased central government funding in the next spending review, as well as systemic change, can help prevent the crisis from deepening further.
The report says the government should announce a successor programme to its Troubled Families initiative ahead of the 2019 Spending Review to provide local authorities with certainty over their long-term funding streams beyond 2020.
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