A new report by the charities reveals that central government funding cuts have left councils with no option but to close services designed to spot signs of neglect and abuse early and focus their attention on crisis intervention for children and families, ‘firefighting’ problems after they have escalated.
The ‘Turning the Tide’ report by National Children’s Bureau (NCB), The Children’s Society and Action for Children, finds that council spending on early help services designed to spot signs of neglect and abuse early fell by 40 per cent between 2010/11 and 2015/16, while spending on crisis support rose by seven per cent to £6.1bn.
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