Government slices 400m from local authority funding to pay for academies

Lauren Higgs
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The government is to cut local authority funding by more than 400m over two years in order to finance services for academies including health and education welfare provision, CYP Now has learned.

There are increasing numbers of academies. Image: Alex Deverill
There are increasing numbers of academies. Image: Alex Deverill

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