Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent from the public purse under section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989 by public bodies in 2017-2018.
Local authorities are not required to provide specific data regarding spend on children provided with support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. However, the Department for Education collects data on local authority spend on a range of services for children and young people.
The data table below shows local authority gross spend that may be on children in need but may also provide services to children not assessed as needing support under section 17. The data is for 2016-17. Data on local authority spend on children and young people services in 2017-18 will be published in autumn 2018.
| 2016-17 (£000’s) |
Child Protection and Safeguarding | £2,334,268 |
Children’s Centres and Other Spend on Children Under 5 | £774,349 |
Family Support | £1,087,140 |
Other Children and Families Services | £87,175 |
Services for Young People | £447,532 |
Source: Section 251 Outturn