Budget cuts in Birmingham and London are causing concerns over the loss of mental health support centers, school transport for vulnerable children, and youth services. Prevent funding in London to halve by 2025, affecting extremism programs. Birmingham City Council faces appeals over cuts to school transport services.
Birmingham City Council faces a “deluge” of appeals from parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities over cuts to school transport services, parents and insiders have said ⬇️ @connie_dimsdale reports https://t.co/uOO5Xxbcan
From September, pupils with special educational needs and disabilities aged 16 to 18 will no longer be eligible for council-funded taxis or minibuses to take them to and from school or college ➡️ @connie_dimsdale reports: https://t.co/JIXmf3YpAa https://t.co/HGG5cw4VCH
Fears for city's youth as clubs face budget cuts https://t.co/03OyQ3fXYM
Youth workers in Birmingham have accused the financially beleaguered city council of a “veiled attempt to dismantle their service”, leaving them feeling “overwhelmed and abandoned”. https://t.co/eALAaL89cI
Nearly 900 vulnerable children have been left without appropriate transport to school after funding cuts at bankrupt Birmingham City Council, @theipaper can reveal 🔴 Exclusive from @connie_dimsdale https://t.co/OK7GMT42gw
Leicester: Fears over end of school transport for older SEND pupils https://t.co/cMmaxgiixo
Prevent counter-extremism programme budget to be slashed in London https://t.co/L8xf5kOBHE
Prevent funding to halve by 2025, working in 7 London boroughs rather than 22, withdrawing from South London entirely. Tension between extremism "redouble effort" language but very tight post-election spending envelope https://t.co/xhT1PSwFKw
Brummies react to Birmingham City Council cuts and there is a common theme https://t.co/GZG1oKx80a https://t.co/GZG1oKx80a
Leicester: Concern over loss of mental health support centre https://t.co/H6H9YNMb8U