Funding for services targeted at vulnerable families through familycentres is also set to be cut by 950,000 and sports and leisureprovision by 300,000.
Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, leader of the Westminster Labour group,warned that the cuts would make it harder for families to securechildcare places and access support. He added that cuts to the youthservice, play, sports and leisure could lead to an increase inanti-social behaviour, since young people would have less to do.
Dimoldenberg described the cuts as a "double blow", because the councilwill also have to deal with central government reductions in spending."These latest cuts have nothing to do with and are in addition to thegovernment's cuts," he said. "It is very bad news for children and youngpeople."
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