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<p>Based on the information supplied by local authorities, as of 20 October 2022[1],
the attached spreadsheet provides details of the number of Sure Start children’s centre
closures reported in the relevant constituencies since 2010.</p><p>In October 2021,
as part of the Autumn Budget, the government announced £301.75 million to transform
Start for Life and Family Hub services in 75 upper-tier local authorities across England.
The 75 eligible local authorities were announced on the 2 April 2022. These were selected
based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation
and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Information on the names
of selected local authorities can be foundhere: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK"
target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1065255%2FFamily_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_Package_-_Transparency_Data.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>.
An additional 12 local authorities will be receiving funding through the Family Hubs
Transformation Fund.</p><p>On 23 May 2022, the department announced the first wave
of seven successful local authorities. The second wave of five local authorities will
be announced in due course. The attached spreadsheet indicates which constituencies
are eligible to receive funding either through the Family Hubs and Start for Life
package or the first wave of the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.</p><p>The department
is in the process of signing local authorities up to this programme and funding allocations
for individual local authorities delivering the programme will be published once the
programme’s sign-up process has been completed. For the Family Hubs Transformation
Fund programme, local authorities were invited to bid for up to £1 million in funding,
with up to £833,000 for programme expenditure and up to £167,000 for capital expenditure.
Funding will be awarded to the local authorities listed on the basis of their bid
to the department.</p><p>[1] The number of children’s centre closures is based on
information supplied by local authorities as of 20 October 2022. These figures may
differ from number of closures reported locally and may change again in future since
local authorities may update their data at any time.</p>
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