Commissioning Children's Services: Policy context

Derren Hayes
Monday, May 27, 2019

In 2017/18, councils spent £8.844bn on children's services compared with £8.476bn in 2016/17 - a rise of 4.3 per cent, according to statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

A growing number of children have complex needs. Picture: auremar/Adobe Stock
A growing number of children have complex needs. Picture: auremar/Adobe Stock

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