The cuts have been painful, but 2015 is about to see a move from salami slicing to cutting to the core. Families have moved from deprivation to destitution and workers in all children's agencies are having to ration services more heavily and to cut corners in seeking to create space and time to take on new work.
In the past five years, there has been a 60 per cent increase in child protection investigations, and a 104 per cent rise in care proceedings in the courts. If those working in children's services sometimes feel overwhelmed, this is why.
How is the government looking to respond in 2015 to this scenario of children's services and child protection at breaking point? More help for families? No. More time and more workers to tackle the increasing workloads? No.
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