Our response to the Milburn Review published today
Children’s services are stuck in a crisis loop.
Spending hit a record £14.7bn despite little evidence outcomes for children are improving. The reason? 80% of budgets are spent on late intervention.
A new report by @pbe.co.uk, commissioned by us at the Children's Services Funding Alliance 👇
Helen Cross introduces our garden for the People’s Choice Award.
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Are you watching this storyline on Eastenders?
Thousands of children care for someone at home, often without recognition or support.
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Excellent meeting with DWP Minister @damedianajohnson.bsky.social
Good to bring @childrenssociety.bsky.social thanks for progress made to reduce child poverty but also good to press for a faster pace in implementing the strategy.
So grateful for the Minister’s passion to make a difference
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At the #ChelseaFlowerShow, our garden showed what’s possible when young people get the support they need. 🌸 If it moved you, don’t let it end there.
Hold an open day or picnic and be part of change. Sign up to Hope blooms here and get a free pack of seeds today: https://ow.ly/criX50Z5ewU💚
This book is one of the most incredible I have ever read. #LondonFalling is gripping, scary and at times unbelievable. I will never see London the same way again.
Emily Maitlis is right, this story will stay with me a long time.
Incredible writing from @praddenkeefe.bsky.social
Every generation is supposed to have a better chance in life than the one before it.
But right now, too many young people feel the opposite is true.
Mark Russell OBE
Having spent the day at Chelsea Glower Show in @childrenssociety.bsky.social gold winning garden - I can say that this article on our garden is absolutely spot on
@theguardian.com - thank you
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Helen Cross introduces our garden for the People’s Choice Award.
Vote for our garden here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
Mark Russell OBE
Our latest report on Children's Services uncovers a system out of balance: annual costs in England reached a record £14.7 billion in 2024/25, but 82% of spending between 2011 and 2025 went to late intervention.
