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Families: Advisory Services

Asked by Uma KumaranLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 10 December 2024UIN 17418

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to extend funding for independent, non-profit, specialist advice for families involved with the (a) child welfare and (b) family justice systems beyond March 2025.

Answered by Janet Daby

The department is currently undertaking business planning to consider spending plans for the 2025/26 fiscal year following the Budget on 30 October. National Helpline services will form part of those considerations.

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