Bradford Youth Service has reported a budget increase totalling 29 per cent, following a fall in the previous year. Not so, says Chris Whiley, head of service. "We didn't actually get an increase in the first year and this year we've had a slight cut," she explains.
Walsall's youth service budget has seen a whopping increase of nearly 500 per cent. There has been an increase, but not by that much. The chances are that something was missed from the previous year's figures.
Facts behind the figures
Welcome to the mystifying world of local authority expenditure on services to young people. Bradford's current year figure is high on paper, but may be revised down during the year once voluntary sector grants are determined.
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