The analysis on planned local authority spending on children and young people's services reveals expenditure fell from £7.9bn in 2012 to £7.6bn in 2017. While Labour says this is a ‘nominal cut’ of over £300 million taking inflation into account, it represents a real-term cut of £957m.
Published today, the analysis coincides with a visit by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow education secretary Angela Rayner to Swindon where all Sure Start children’s centres have been closed down by the Conservative-run council. According to Labour, spending on children’s and young people’s services in this part of the country, the South West, has fallen by £51 million since 2012.
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