Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2018 to Question 194687, Social Service: Children, what the timetable is for the distribution to local authorities of the £84 million in additional funding for children's social care services announced in Budget 2018.
The £84 million announced at Budget 2018 will support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision making, enabling them to work more effectively with vulnerable children and their families and better manage the challenges caused by rising pressures. We are continuing to work closely with the sector to determine how best to allocate the funding when it becomes available in April 2019.