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Peers urge joint Spending Review bid to support vulnerable children

2 mins read Early Years Social Care
Government departments should submit a joint bid for funding to support vulnerable children through the expansion of the Family Hubs scheme, peers have recommended.
Family hubs are designed to help families access support, according to DfE documents. Picture: Adobe Stock
Family hubs are designed to help families access support, according to DfE documents. Picture: Adobe Stock

The House of Lords Public Services Committee has called on Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay to work together on a joint bid for funding in the next government Spending Review to address the causes of child vulnerability.

The joint bid, which peers have described as a trial, should focus on a strategy for the national roll-out of family hubs to boost early help and reduce the cost of late intervention, a letter to the ministers states.

The call comes following the committee’s inquiry into the role of public services in addressing child vulnerability

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