Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Increase funding for children's social care from to £15 billion
Closed
202 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the Government to increase the funding it gives to local authorities for children's social care because according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report:
1 in 11 children face emotional abuse before the age of 16
1 in 14 children face physical abuse before the age of 16
1 in 10 calls to the NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) helpline in 2018-19 reported neglect
1 in 7 child abuse cases go unreported
Between 2009 and 2019 local authority spending on children’s social care only increased by 16%.
On the 31st of March 2020 there were 80,080 looked-after children in the UK.
During the coronavirus outbreak the number of child abuse calls to the NSPCC has gone up 20%
Something needs to change because vulnerable children are being failed by the childcare system every day due to lack of funding.
1 in 14 children face physical abuse before the age of 16
1 in 10 calls to the NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) helpline in 2018-19 reported neglect
1 in 7 child abuse cases go unreported
Between 2009 and 2019 local authority spending on children’s social care only increased by 16%.
On the 31st of March 2020 there were 80,080 looked-after children in the UK.
During the coronavirus outbreak the number of child abuse calls to the NSPCC has gone up 20%
Something needs to change because vulnerable children are being failed by the childcare system every day due to lack of funding.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Dec 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
202
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
25 Jun 2021
Closed
25 Dec 2021
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