In a letter sent to partnerships on 13 February, Anne Weinstock, director of the supporting children and young people group at the Department for Education and Skills, said the budget for 2004/2005 would be 160m, a cut of 5 per cent compared with the 15 per cent announced at the end of last month (News, 12 February).
But allocations for 2005/2006 would not be decided until the summer to give the Government time to discuss the matter with partnerships, the letter said.
'Final decisions on that year will not, therefore, be taken until we have discussed with you how best to handle the situation and until we know the result of the 2004 spending review. Our aim will be to give you a firm planning basis for that and future years.'
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