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<p>Demand for children’s services is associated with a number of factors including
deprivation. The most deprived local authorities have more looked-after children (per
10,000 nought to 17-year-olds), and these rates have grown faster, than the least
deprived local authorities.</p><p>In preparation for the Spending Review, to help
ensure decisions are based on the best available evidence, the government is working
with the sector to develop a sharper and more granular picture of demand for children’s
services.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities
and Local Government as part of the government’s fair funding review of relative needs
and resources, where new, up-to-date formulas are being developed to ensure funding
distribution to councils is based on the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>We
welcome the contributions from the sector in this area including Newton Europe’s ‘Making
Sense’ (2018) report and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services continuing
research reports, ‘Safeguarding Pressures’ (2018)<em>.</em></p>
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