Karen Buck – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Buck on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change in real terms spending on children’s service (a) overall and (b) per 1,000 head of population aged 0 to 19 was in each local authority between 2010 and 2015.

Mr Marcus Jones

Expenditure on children’s social care, in 2010-11 (adjusted to real terms) and 2014-15 (the latest year for which figures are available), for each local authority in England, is attached.

Data on children’s social care expenditure is not collected for the age range requested.

Due to differences in definition, it is not possible to compare figures for 2010-11 with 2014-15. In particular, elements of services to young people are now included within education expenditure.