§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on the Quality Protects programme in each of the last three years, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. [170179]
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§ Margaret HodgeAllocations to support Quality Protects were made to Local Authorities via the Children's Services Grant. Children's Services Grant allocations are set out by region in a table which has been placed in the Library.
Quality Protects was a five year programme launched in 1998 with the aim of improving the management of delivery of children's social services. It focused on working with some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children in society; children in need, children looked after by local authorities, young people leaving care, children in the child protection system and disabled children. From April 2004, the funding for quality protects was incorporated into local authorities' funding for children's social services.