Councils face DfE 'clawback' of millions in Sure Start grants

Neil Puffett
Friday, March 11, 2016

Local authorities are trying to find ways to avoid paying back millions of pounds in children's centre grants handed out more than a decade ago, it has emerged.

The DfE has said it can reclaim grant funding handed out for children's centres to be set up if they sell, or change the use of, children's centre buildings. Picture: Janaki Mahadevan
The DfE has said it can reclaim grant funding handed out for children's centres to be set up if they sell, or change the use of, children's centre buildings. Picture: Janaki Mahadevan

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