Areas under scrutiny for potential savings include the £100m attached to the Youth Crime Action Plan and £10m of extra funding for the play strategy. Ministers have yet to respond to public consultations on these initiatives.
CYP Now also understands the free primary school meals pilot announced by Children's Secretary Ed Balls at the Labour Party conference is also being reviewed. The credit crunch has already delayed publication of the child health strategy.
A Department for Children, Schools and Families spokeswoman denied expenditure on these initiatives would be cut. "As far as we are concerned, these things are going ahead with the money announced at the time," she said.
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