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<p>Information on every local authority’s demand and spend in children’s services are published in the department’s statistical first releases and brought together in our local authority interactive tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>Birmingham’s core spending power for 2018 to 2019 is £888.3 million and is rising to £888.6 million in 2019 to 2020.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer have agreed that all long-term spending decisions are for the Spending Review, which will take place later this year.</p><p>The department is working alongside the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the sector as part of the fair funding review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services, which will determine new baseline funding allocations for local authorities in England in 2020 to 2021.</p> |