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<p>Between April 2010 and March 2015 the total spent on children’s centres was £5.2
bn.</p><p>Local authorities must meet their statutory duties on children’s centres
from funding that currently forms part of the Department for Communities and Local
Government (DCLG) Business Rates Retention Scheme.</p><p>Since April 2010, local authorities
have reported spending on children’s centres through an annual return to the Department
of Education (Section 251 returns; available on GOV.UK).</p><p>There will be variation
in the way local authorities deliver their services, which may not be captured in
within this data. In addition, other government funding, including that for public
health, adult skills training and troubled families may also be used locally to support
services delivered wholly, or in part, through children’s centres again this will
not be included in this data.</p>
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