Councils agree to ramp up efforts to tackle children's services pressures

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 March 2019

Local authorities in London have agreed to intensify their efforts to tackle the increasing financial pressures on children’s services.

Leaders from across the capital met for a London Councils meeting to discuss the organisation's latest research, which shows councils’ overspend on children’s services in the capital increased by 23% in 2017/2018 compared to 2016/2017.

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