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Multi-million pound boost for children's services
21/01/2003
The distribution of a multi-million pound boost to help ensure children's services are available in every area of Scotland was copfnirmed today.
Confirming local authority allocations from four related early years funds, Education Minister Cathy Jamieson said that the money from the Scottish Budget 2003-2006 should lead to the creation and development of imaginative, cohesive services which give every child the best start in life.
She said:
"The Scottish Executive has consistently made clear our determination to close the opportunity gap that denies too many Scots the chance to realise their full potential.
"Opportunities denied early in life can lead to a life of disadvantage. That is why we must act as early as we can to ensure children get the services they need.
"The resources going to out to all local authorities over the next three years will make a huge difference to closing that gap.
"The money available from the Changing Children's Services Fund will be doubled by 2005-06 to allow a fundamental transformation of the help and support we offer our children who are most vulnerable or in need.
"Similarly the services to reach those vulnerable and deprived children in their crucial first few years of life will be significantly enhanced through the substantial increase in Sure Start Scotland funding by 2005-06."
In addition, Ms Jamieson said that investment in continuing professional development for childcare workers would rise from £3.6 million in the current financial year to £6 million in both 2004/05 and 2005/06.
She said:
"We must not underestimate the difference that those who work with young children and their families can make to our most vulnerable families. It is because I recognise that importance that I am delighted to confirm an increase in the budget for their continuous professional development.
"By investing in the skills of those who work with children, we are investing in our greatest resource - our young people."
The following resources are available from the Scottish Budget 2003-2006:
- £23.1 million in 2003/04; £35 million in 2004/05 and £50 million in 2005/06 under the Sure Start Scotland programme to ensure targeted support for families with very young children, particularly focused on the vulnerable and deprived, through the provision of a range of integrated services
- £19.3 million in 2003/04; £29.8 million in 2004/05; and £40.7 million in 2005/06 to support the ongoing implementation of the Childcare Strategy in the drive to achieve an expansion of affordable, accessible quality care for children aged 0-14
- £25 million in 2003/04 for the Children's Services Development Fund to support service development in community based placement; to implement the Government's response to the Kent Report; to support vulnerable families; and to develop services in connection with youth crime. From 2004/05, this funding will become part of the GAE settlement.
- £49.5 million in 2003/04 (£5 million above the previously notified allocation); £60.5 million in 2004/05; and £65.5 million in 2005/06 for the Changing Children's Services Fund for local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector and others to support the change needed to deliver more integrated children's services and improve outcomes for vulnerable and deprived children.
The allocations for every local authority are below:
SURE START ALLOCATIONS: 2003-06
(1) 2003-04 (2) 20004-05 (3) 2005-06
(£000s)
Aberdeen City (1) 742 (2) 1,123 (3) 1,604
Aberdeenshire (1) 910 (2) 1,377 (3) 1,967
Angus (1) 445 (2) 673 (3) 961
Argyll & Bute (1) 382 (2) 578 (3) 826
Clackmannanshire (1) 222 (2) 335 (3) 479
Dumfries & Galloway (1) 653 (2) 989 (3) 1,413
Dundee City (1) 784 (2) 1,187 (3) 1,696
East Ayrshire (1) 575 (2) 869 (3) 1,242
East Dunbartonshire (1) 306 (2) 463 (3) 662
East Lothian (1) 369 (2) 559 (3) 798
East Renfrewshire (1) 282 (2) 427 (3) 610
Edinburgh (1) 1,741 (2) 2,635 (3) 3,764
Eilean Siar (1) 127 (2) 192 (3) 274
Falkirk (1) 615 (2) 930 (3) 1,329
Fife (1) 1,509 (2) 2,283 (3) 3,262
Glasgow (1) 3,785 (2) 5,727 (3) 8,182
Highland (1) 982 (2) 1,486 (3) 2,122
Inverclyde (1) 417 (2) 631 (3) 902
Midlothian(1) 356 (2) 538 (3) 769
Moray (1) 336 (2) 508 (3) 725
North Ayrshire (1) 695 (2) 1,052 (3) 1,503
North Lanarkshire (1) 1,563 (2) 2,365 (3) 3,379
Orkney Islands (1) 86 (2) 130 (3) 186
Perth & Kinross (1) 534 (2) 808 (3) 1,155
Renfrewshire (1) 806 (2) 1,220 (3) 1,743
Scottish Borders (1) 424 (2) 642 (3) 917
Shetland Islands (1) 114 (2) 172 (3) 246
South Ayrshire (1) 424 (2) 641 (3) 916
South Lanarkshire (1) 1,304 (2) 1,974 (3) 2,819
Stirling (1) 364 (2) 551 (3) 787
West Dunbartonshire (1) 527 (2) 797 (3) 1,139
West Lothian (1) 751 (2) 1,136 (3) 1,623
Scotland Total (1) 23,130 (2) 35,000 (3) 50,000
CHILDREN'S SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FUND: 2003-04
CSDF Youth Crime Total (£000s)
Aberdeen (1) 500 (2) 333 (3) 832
Aberdeenshire (1) 328 (2) 212 (3) 540
Angus (1) 243 (2) 153 (3) 396
Argyll & Bute (1) 185 (2) 112 (3) 298
Clackmannanshire (1) 170 (2) 101 (3) 271
Dumfries & Galloway (1) 314 (2) 202 (3) 516
Dundee City (1) 616 (2) 414 (3) 1,030
East Ayrshire (1) 400 (2) 263 (3) 663
East Dunbartonshire (1) 170 (2) 101 (3) 271
East Lothian (1) 210 (2) 130 (3) 339
East Renfrewshire (1) 152 (2) 89 (3) 242
Edinburgh (1) 1,185 (2) 812 (3) 1,997
Eilean Siar (1) 65 (2) 40 (3) 105
Falkirk (1) 399 (2) 262 (3) 661
Fife (1) 923 (2) 629 (3) 1,552
Glasgow (1) 3,124 (2) 2,171 (3) 5,296
Highland (1) 475 (2) 316 (3) 791
Inverclyde (1) 320 (2) 207 (3) 527
Midlothian (1) 217 (2) 135 (3) 352
Moray (1) 178 (2) 107 (3) 284
North Ayrshire (1) 500 (2) 333 (3) 832
North Lanarkshire (1) 1,044 (2) 714 (3) 1,758
Orkney Islands (1) 49 (2) 40 (3) 89
Perth & Kinross (1) 257 (2) 163 (3) 420
Renfrewshire (1) 567 (2) 379 (3) 946
Scottish Borders (1) 195 (2) 119 (3) 315
Shetland Islands (1) 57 (2) 40 (3) 97
South Ayrshire (1) 269 (2) 171 (3) 439
South Lanarkshire (1) 813 (2) 552 (3) 1,364
Stirling (1) 205 (2) 126 (3) 331
West Dunbartonshire (1) 431 (2) 285 (3) 716
West Lothian (1) 439 (2) 290 (3) 728
Scotland total (1) 15,000 (2) 10,000 (3) 25,000
CHANGING CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND: 2003-06
2003-04* (1) 2003-04 (2) 2004-05 (3) 2005-06
(£000s)
Aberdeen 1,177* (1) 161 (2) 1,951 (3) 2,038
Aberdeenshire 1518* (1) 208 (2) 2,516 (3) 2,758
Angus 728* (1) 100 (2) 1,207 (3) 1303
Argyll & Bute 626* (1) 86 (2) 1,038 (3) 1,161
Clackmannanshire 348* (1) 48 (2) 577 (3) 629
Dumfries & Galloway 1,100* (1) 151 (2) 1,824 (3) 1,986
Dundee City 1,231* (1) 169 (2) 2,040 (3) 2,204
East Ayrshire 913* (1) 125 (2) 1,513 (3) 1639
East Dunbartonshire 463* (1) 63 (2) 768 (3) 886
East Lothian 552* (1) 76 (2) 915 (3) 1,035
East Renfrewshire 405* (1) 56 (2) 672 (3) 789
Edinburgh 2,657* (1) 364 (2) 4,405 (3) 4,727
Eilean Siar 234* (1) 32 (2) 389 (3) 407
Falkirk 930* (1) 127 (2) 1,542 (3) 1,702
Fife 2,314* (1) 317 (2) 3,836 (3) 4259
Glasgow 6,067* (1) 831 (2) 10,056 (3) 10,438
Highland 1,653* (1) 226 (2) 2,739 (3) 2,927
Inverclyde 653* (1) 89 (2) 1,083 (3) 1,179
Midlothian 514* (1) 70 (2) 852 (3) 981
Moray 549* (1) 75 (2) 910 (3) 977
North Ayrshire 1,112* (1) 152 (2) 1,844 (3) 1,990
North Lanarkshire 2,361* (1) 323 (2) 3,914 (3) 4,306
Orkney Islands 157* (1) 22 (2) 261 (3) 279
Perth & Kinross 862* (1) 118 (2) 1,429 (3) 1,572
Renfrewshire 1,254* (1) 172 (2) 2,079 (3) 2,236
Scottish Borders 696* (1) 95 (2) 1,154 (3) 1,269
Shetland Islands 200* (1) 27 (2) 332 (3) 354
South Ayrshire 694* (1) 95 (2) 1,151 (3) 1,229
South Lanarkshire 2,045* (1) 280 (2) 3,390 (3) 3,680
Stirling 562* (1) 77 (2) 932 (3) 1,042
West Dunbartonshire 855* (1) 117 (2) 1,417 (3) 1,481
West Lothian 1,064* (1) 146 (2) 1,764 (3) 2,038
Scotland total 36,500* (1) 5,000 (2) 60,500 (3) 65,500
*These figures exclude the drugs strand of the CCSF which has been handled separately for the financial years 2001/02-2003/04. For 2004/05-2005/06, the drugs strand will not be separately identified and the figures have been included in the totals in this table for 2004-05 and 2005-06.
CHILDCARE STRATEGY: 2003-06
(1) 2003-04 (2) 2004-05 (3) 2005-06
(£000s)
Aberdeen (1) 538 (2) 801 (3) 1,095
Aberdeenshire (1) 905 (2) 1,427 (3) 1,950
Angus (1) 360 (2) 561 (3) 767
Argyll & Bute (1) 323 (2) 532 (3) 728
Clackmannanshire (1) 144 (2) 243 (3) 332
Dumfries & Galloway (1) 568 (2) 888 (3) 1,214
Dundee City (1) 425 (2) 656 (3) 896
East Ayrshire (1) 368 (2) 594 (3) 811
East Dunbartonshire (1) 247 (2) 440 (3) 601
East Lothian (1) 264 (2) 453 (3) 619
East Renfrewshire (1) 217 (2) 391 (3) 535
Edinburgh (1) 1,500 (2) 2,278 (3) 3,113
Eilean Siar (1) 155 (2) 241 (3) 329
Falkirk (1) 397 (2) 662 (3) 904
Fife (1) 1,274 (2) 2,058 (3) 2,812
Glasgow (1) 4,241 (2) 5,829 (3) 7,965
Highland (1) 876 (2) 1,341 (3) 1,833
Inverclyde (1) 234 (2) 374 (3) 511
Midlothian (1) 226 (2) 395 (3) 540
Moray (1) 286 (2) 461 (3) 630
North Ayrshire (1) 438 (2) 693 (3) 947
North Lanarkshire (1) 1,240 (2) 1,972 (3) 2,694
Orkney Islands (1) 118 (2) 190 (3) 259
Perth & Kinross (1) 443 (2) 715 (3) 977
Renfrewshire (1) 531 (2) 821 (3) 1,121
Scottish Borders (1) 371 (2) 598 (3) 817
Shetland Islands 1(1) 41 (2) 222 (3) 304
South Ayrshire (1) 314 (2) 499 (3) 682
South Lanarkshire (1) 1,083 (2) 1,696 (3) 2,318
Stirling (1) 263 (2) 440 (3) 601
West Dunbartonshire (1) 283 (2) 438 (3) 599
West Lothian (1) 480 (2) 841 (3) 1,149
Scotland total (1) 19,250 (2) 29,750 (3) 40,650