The pressures facing children’s services are unsustainable – Andrew Gwynne MP

Andrew
Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local
Government,
commenting on the National Children’s Bureau’s survey of local councillors
responsible for children’s services, which has revealed that rising demand and
a lack of resources are leaving children’s needs unmet, said:

 "The
pressures facing children’s services are unsustainable, with a combination of
Government funding cuts and huge increases in demand leaving many authorities
struggling to cope.

 "The
Government urgently needs to get a grip of the crisis facing children’s social
services, as the £2 billion funding gap facing these services by 2020 threatens
to put more children at risk.“