'Reactive' social services interventions rising as early intervention falls

The number of children issued with child protection plans rose by about a quarter between 2010 and 2016, most likely caused by cuts to early intervention schemes, a new report has found.

Cuts to early intervention services, resulting from financial pressures on children services, have made social services’ interventions “more reactive”, the Education Policy Institute said in their report, published today.

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