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Funding call to end 'postcode lottery'

MPs today called for more funds to help end a so-called postcode lottery for children’s services.

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By Martin Ford | 11 July 2018

MPs today called for more funds to help end a so-called postcode lottery for children's services.

An inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children found that decisions over whether to help a child were influenced by budget constraints.

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