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    S251 Children and Young People's Services (National, Regional, LA levels)
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    2014-15 to 2019-20
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    Description
    • 3.0.1 Spend on individual Sure Start Children's Centres
    • 3.0.2 Spend for local authority provided or commissioned area wide services delivered through Sure Start Children's Centres
    • 3.0.3 Spend on local authority management costs relating to Sure Start Children's Centres
    • 3.0.4 Other spend on children under 5
    • 3.0.5 Total Sure Start children's centres and other spend on children under 5
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    • Children looked after
    • Family support services
    • Other children and family services
    • Safeguarding children and young people's services
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    View latest data: Financial year 2022-23
    'S251 Children and Young People's Services (National, Regional, LA levels)' for 3.0.1 Spend on individual Sure Start Children's Centres, 3.0.2 Spend for local authority provided or commissioned area wide services delivered through Sure Start Children's Centres, 3.0.3 Spend on local authority management costs relating to Sure Start Children's Centres, 3.0.4 Other spend on children under 5, 3.0.5 Total Sure Start children's centres and other spend on children under 5 and 40 other filters in England between 2014-15 and 2019-20
    2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
    Total ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per CapitaTotal ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per CapitaTotal ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per CapitaTotal ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per CapitaTotal ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per CapitaTotal ExpenditureIncomeNet Current ExpenditureNet Current Expenditure per Capita
    Sure start children's centres and other spend on children under 53.0.1 Spend on individual Sure Start Children's Centres£627.71m£59.00m£568.71m£49.79£548.49m£80.86m£467.63m£39.85£500.1m£52.09m£448.01m£37.9£417.53m£51.02m£366.51m£30.64£393.24m£58.62m£334.62m£27.74£369.17m£61.41m£307.76m£25.37
    3.0.2 Spend for local authority provided or commissioned area wide services delivered through Sure Start Children's Centres£98.39m£7.38m£91.01m£7.97£101.61m£10.24m£91.37m£7.79£80.39m£6.69m£73.7m£6.23£78.08m£7.13m£70.95m£5.93£67.44m£5.87m£61.57m£5.1£63.93m£4.50m£59.43m£4.9
    3.0.3 Spend on local authority management costs relating to Sure Start Children's Centres£41.57m£0.84m£40.73m£3.57£40.6m£2.29m£38.31m£3.26£42.34m£3.22m£39.12m£3.31£36.73m£2.78m£33.95m£2.84£32.47m£4.35m£28.12m£2.33£31.12m£5.26m£25.86m£2.13
    3.0.4 Other spend on children under 5£177.78m£19.63m£158.14m£13.84£153.25m£22.94m£130.32m£11.1£151.52m£24.76m£126.76m£10.72£132.44m£25.08m£107.36m£8.97£98.49m£14.74m£83.75m£6.94£93.17m£16.59m£76.58m£6.31
    3.0.5 Total Sure Start children's centres and other spend on children under 5£945.45m£86.85m£858.6m£75.16£843.95m£116.32m£727.63m£62£774.35m£86.76m£687.59m£58.16£664.78m£86.00m£578.78m£48.38£591.64m£83.58m£508.06m£42.11£557.39m£87.76m£469.63m£38.72
    Children looked after3.1.1 Residential care£1,015.98m£61.16m£954.82m£83.59£1,103.2m£65.8m£1,037.4m£88.39£1,200.48m£69.98m£1,130.5m£95.62£1,323.84m£76.72m£1,247.11m£104.25£1,479.9m£82.88m£1,397.03m£115.8£1,608.97m£91.95m£1,517.03m£125.07
    3.1.10 Asylum seeker services - children£64.04m£4.52m£59.52m£5.21£57.96m£4.43m£53.53m£4.56£63.23m£5.62m£57.61m£4.87£104.92m£13.79m£91.14m£7.62£157.66m£19.56m£138.1m£11.45£186.94m£37.38m£149.56m£12.33
    3.1.11 Total Children Looked After£3,768.52m£154.27m£3,614.26m£316.4£3,941.59m£180.04m£3,761.55m£320.51£4,156.7m£224.21m£3,932.49m£332.63£4,476.59m£214.65m£4,261.95m£356.28£4,881.42m£222.91m£4,658.51m£386.13£5,278.06m£280.23m£4,997.83m£412.04
    3.1.2 Fostering services£1,540.32m£20.75m£1,519.58m£133.03£1,567.59m£40.02m£1,527.57m£130.16£1,599.19m£49.92m£1,549.27m£131.05£1,650.07m£38.84m£1,611.23m£134.69no datano datano datano datano datano datano datano data
    3.1.2a Fostering services (excluding fees and allowances for LA foster carers)no datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano data£1,004.47m£14.02m£990.45m£82.1£1,056.32m£20.10m£1,036.22m£85.43
    3.1.2b Fostering services (fees and allowances for LA foster carers)no datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano datano data£697.76m£9.54m£688.22m£57.05£743.19m£7.63m£735.56m£60.64
    3.1.3 Adoption services£339.23m£34.72m£304.51m£26.66£315.96m£33.80m£282.16m£24.04£325.86m£44.87m£280.99m£23.77£308.9m£35.50m£273.4m£22.86£329.78m£46.61m£283.16m£23.47£325.37m£48.06m£277.32m£22.86
    3.1.4 Special guardianship support£158.49m£0.39m£158.1m£13.84£204.53m£0.44m£204.09m£17.39£228.55m£0.20m£228.36m£19.32£255.69m£0.56m£255.14m£21.33£286.91m£0.90m£286.01m£23.71£317.05m£2.44m£314.6m£25.94
    3.1.5 Other children looked after services£218.5m£13.42m£205.08m£17.95£229.08m£16.25m£212.83m£18.14£234.15m£23.16m£210.99m£17.85£268.13m£17.73m£250.41m£20.93£301.55m£19.96m£281.6m£23.34£342.99m£29.77m£313.23m£25.82
    3.1.6 Short breaks (respite) for looked after disabled children£45.12m£3.68m£41.44m£3.63£42.75m£2.11m£40.63m£3.46£39.39m£2.33m£37.06m£3.13£43m£2.91m£40.09m£3.35£45.95m£2.04m£43.91m£3.64£51.84m£2.69m£49.16m£4.05
    3.1.7 Children placed with family and friends£75.49m£1.08m£74.4m£6.51£88.85m£0.59m£88.26m£7.52£101.73m£0.79m£100.95m£8.54£98.48m£1.05m£97.43m£8.14£101.62m£0.63m£100.99m£8.37£124.45m£1.07m£123.38m£10.17
    3.1.8 Education of looked after children£38.15m£4.70m£33.45m£2.93£39.58m£6.60m£32.98m£2.81£44.44m£9.50m£34.95m£2.96£44.57m£8.48m£36.1m£3.02£46.75m£9.24m£37.51m£3.11£54.92m£11.16m£43.76m£3.61
    3.1.9 Leaving care support services£273.2m£9.85m£263.35m£23.05£292.09m£9.99m£282.1m£24.04£319.69m£17.86m£301.83m£25.53£378.98m£19.08m£359.91m£30.09£429.06m£17.52m£411.54m£34.11£466.02m£28.01m£438.02m£36.11
    Other children and family services3.2.1 Other children and families services£86.96m£8.66m£78.3m£6.85£102.93m£13.1m£89.83m£7.65£87.18m£6.15m£81.03m£6.85£94.96m£7.99m£86.97m£7.27£112.11m£10.97m£101.14m£8.38£142.78m£20.74m£122.05m£10.06
    Safeguarding children and young people's services3.3.1 Social work (including LA functions in relation to child protection)£1,800.12m£45.91m£1,754.21m£153.57£1,915.54m£47.39m£1,868.15m£159.18£2,036.29m£55.26m£1,981.03m£167.57£2,069.63m£64.22m£2,005.41m£167.65£2,156.55m£55.02m£2,101.53m£174.19£2,321.06m£79.55m£2,241.52m£184.8
    3.3.2 Commissioning and Children's Services Strategy£274.14m£19.85m£254.29m£22.26£265.62m£25.84m£239.78m£20.43£251.28m£29.40m£221.88m£18.77£231.8m£21.83m£209.97m£17.55£240.5m£26.99m£213.51m£17.7£313.03m£107.71m£205.31m£16.93
    3.3.3 Local Safeguarding Children Board£48.11m£19.66m£28.46m£2.49£45.68m£17.97m£27.71m£2.36£46.71m£18.21m£28.5m£2.41£45.37m£17.52m£27.85m£2.33£44.26m£17.69m£26.57m£2.2£42.8m£18.26m£24.54m£2.02
    3.3.4 Total Safeguarding Children and Young People's Services£2,122.37m£85.41m£2,036.96m£178.32£2,226.84m£91.20m£2,135.64m£181.97£2,334.27m£102.86m£2,231.4m£188.74£2,346.8m£103.57m£2,243.23m£187.53£2,441.31m£99.70m£2,341.61m£194.09£2,676.89m£205.52m£2,471.37m£203.75
    Family support services3.4.1 Direct payments£91.98m£4.74m£87.24m£7.64£97.66m£7.45m£90.21m£7.69£98.9m£7.42m£91.48m£7.74£109.82m£9.37m£100.45m£8.4£115.32m£9.74m£105.58m£8.75£127.24m£11.74m£115.5m£9.52
    3.4.2 Short breaks (respite) for disabled children£230.09m£19.98m£210.12m£18.39£226.01m£21.37m£204.64m£17.44£217.62m£20.25m£197.37m£16.69£212.61m£18.48m£194.13m£16.23£211.09m£19.55m£191.54m£15.88£222.48m£22.22m£200.26m£16.51
    3.4.3 Other support for disabled children£39.87m£3.65m£36.22m£3.17£40.53m£3.12m£37.4m£3.19£38.33m£1.80m£36.54m£3.09£36.06m£2.73m£33.33m£2.79£45.05m£2.28m£42.77m£3.54£51.27m£4.79m£46.48m£3.83
    3.4.4 Targeted family support£633.6m£73.59m£560.02m£49.02£633.85m£83.80m£550.05m£46.87£648.65m£89.53m£559.12m£47.29£662.99m£92.76m£570.23m£47.67£715.09m£96.92m£618.17m£51.24£740.51m£104.97m£635.55m£52.4
    3.4.5 Universal family support£83.32m£9.24m£74.07m£6.48£75.91m£14.92m£60.98m£5.2£83.64m£18.45m£65.19m£5.51£66.85m£5.85m£61m£5.1£67.84m£5.50m£62.34m£5.17£72.99m£4.98m£68.02m£5.61
    3.4.6 Total Family Support Services£1,078.87m£111.20m£967.67m£84.71£1,073.94m£130.66m£943.28m£80.38£1,087.14m£137.44m£949.7m£80.33£1,088.33m£129.19m£959.14m£80.18£1,154.38m£133.99m£1,020.39m£84.58£1,214.5m£148.69m£1,065.81m£87.87
    Services for young people3.5.1 Universal services for young people£310.02m£43.21m£266.81m£23.36£272.42m£35.73m£236.69m£20.17£215.36m£30.00m£185.35m£15.68£180.67m£25.16m£155.51m£13£167.39m£25.11m£142.28m£11.79£156.02m£23.28m£132.74m£10.94
    3.5.2 Targeted services for young people£317.05m£32.84m£284.22m£24.88£255.56m£30.09m£225.47m£19.21£232.18m£29.96m£202.22m£17.1£235.26m£38.40m£196.86m£16.46£230.53m£37.73m£192.8m£15.98£216.1m£38.50m£177.6m£14.64
    3.5.3 Total Services for young people£627.07m£76.05m£551.02m£48.24£527.98m£65.82m£462.16m£39.38£447.53m£59.96m£387.57m£32.78£415.93m£63.56m£352.36m£29.46£397.92m£62.84m£335.08m£27.77£372.12m£61.78m£310.34m£25.59
    8.a.1 Substance misuse services (Drugs Alcohol and Volatile substances included in 3.5.1 and 3.5.2)£16.43m£0.13mzz£13.94mzzz£11.01m£0mzz£10.93mzzz£10.95mzzz£8.72mzzz
    8.a.2 Teenage pregnancy services(included in lines 3.5.1 and 3.5.2)£7.99m£0mzz£5.93mzzz£4.7m£0mzz£4.41mzzz£3.23mzzz£2.59mzzz
    Youth justice3.6.1 Youth justice£303.78m£134.02m£169.76m£14.86£295.07m£123.41m£171.67m£14.63£271.23m£118.58m£152.65m£12.91£272.47m£122.29m£150.18m£12.55£276.13m£123.07m£153.06m£12.69£289.04m£134.48m£154.56m£12.74
    Total4.0.1 Capital Expenditure from Revenue (CERA) (Children's and young people's services)£122.85m£64.77m£58.08m£5.08£125.69m£8.05m£117.65m£10.02£20.91m£1.65m£19.26m£1.63£32.16m£9.02m£23.13m£1.93£23.15m£5.64m£17.51m£1.45£26.7m£2.46m£24.24m£2
    Total Children and Young People's Services Expenditure (excluding CERA)£8,933.02m£656.45m£8,276.57m£724.55£9,012.32m£720.55m£8,291.76m£706.52£9,158.4m£735.97m£8,422.43m£712.42£9,419.01m£726.82m£8,692.19m£726.64£9,854.91m£737.05m£9,117.86m£755.76£10,530.8m£939.20m£9,591.59m£790.76
    Total Children and Young People's Services Expenditure (including CERA)£9,055.88m£721.22m£8,334.65m£729.63£9,138.01m£728.60m£8,409.41m£716.55£9,179.31m£737.62m£8,441.69m£714.05£9,497.75m£741.75m£8,756m£731.97£9,878.06m£742.70m£9,135.37m£757.21£10,557.5m£941.66m£9,615.83m£792.76

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