In an open letter to Downing Street, the coalition, which includes representatives working across education, child health, social care, disability and poverty, demand that the Government recognise the ‘compelling’ evidence that the services and support children and young people rely on are at ‘breaking point’.
With the Chancellor delivering his 2018 Budget next Monday (29 October) and a spending review next year, the signatories insist that urgent action must be taken to put children at the heart of Government spending plans.
The letter, sent to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, highlights what the coalition believes are the ‘pressing challenges’ facing services and other support for children, and points to evidence showing that ‘significant challenges’ lie ahead, with the following figures:
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