Figures obtained through freedom of information requests sent to every local authority in the country – analysis of which will be published in the 23 August print edition of CYP Now – show that several areas affected by last week’s violence and looting have made substantial cuts to spending on youth services and Connexions.
Haringey, the borough in which Tottenham is located, spent £5.11m on services for young people in the financial year 2010/11. But this year, spending on young people has been slashed to £1.97m. Next year, Haringey plans to reduce funding for young people’s services to £1.37m.
Salford was also affected by rioting last week. The city council spent a total of £7.87m on youth services, Connexions and its youth offending team in 2010/11. But this year, overall funding for these services has been cut by 30 per cent to £5.51m. The local authority plans to reduce spending by a further 18 per cent to £4.51m next year.
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