Emma
Lewell-Buck MP, Labour’s
Shadow Education Minister for Children and Families, commenting on the
recent findings made by the NSPCC that 90 referrals are made per-week to local
agencies over fears of sexual abuse, said:
“This is
the latest evidence that demand for child protection services is going up, just
as funding is being cut. The Government’s own figures show that spending
on children’s services has already fallen by a tenth under the Tories, and we
are heading for a £2bn shortfall by 2020. Ministers should cancel their latest
multi-billion pound tax break for bankers and start protecting the most
vulnerable children instead.”
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