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More Money, More Problems? Addressing the Funding Conditions Required for Rights-Based Child Welfare Services in England

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  • Calum J. R. Webb

    (Sheffield Methods Institute, The University of Sheffield, 219 Portobello, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK)

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Policymakers and academics continue to debate the criteria used in formulas to allocate funding to children’s services, but few studies have considered how well the results of these formulas align with rights-based entitlements and commitments after implementation. This research measured correspondence between local authority spending per child and levels of income deprivation, special educational needs, and child development from 2011–2019 to assess the extent to which funding matches local authorities’ statutory responsibilities to provide support to children ‘in need’ under the Children Act 1989. There was weak and worsening correspondence between funding and needs, especially for preventative services.

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  • Calum J. R. Webb, 2022. "More Money, More Problems? Addressing the Funding Conditions Required for Rights-Based Child Welfare Services in England," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:12:y:2022:i:1:p:9-:d:718750
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    1. Bennett, Davara L. & Webb, Calum J.R. & Mason, Kate E. & Schlüter, Daniela K. & Fahy, Katie & Alexiou, Alexandros & Wickham, Sophie & Barr, Ben & Taylor-Robinson, David, 2021. "Funding for preventative Children’s Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
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    1. Nigel Ashmore Parton, 2022. "Comparative Research and Critical Child Protection Studies," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-15, April.

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