CHILDREN'S SERVICES

MPs criticise children's social care progress

MPs have accused the Department for Education (DfE) of still not doing enough to make the quality or finances of children’s social care sustainable.

MPs have accused the Department for Education (DfE) of still not doing enough to make the quality or finances of children's social care sustainable.

A Public Accounts Committee report published today said the financial position of local authority children's social care was ‘unsustainable,' with nine out of 10 councils exceeding their budgets in 2017/18 and a total national overspend of £872m.

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