The government will invest an extra £769 million in early years’ services and child care by 2007-2008, chancellor Gordon Brown has announced, writes Sally Gillen.
In his spending review for 2005-2008, Brown said the money would be used to implement the five-year education strategy, launched last week. In addition, 2,500 children’s centres will be created by 2007-2008 and a pilot scheme offering a part-time education place for 12,000 two-year-olds in disadvantaged areas will be established.
By 2007-2008 1,960 civil service jobs will be cut within the Department for Education and Skills, and 800 posts will be relocated out of London and the south east by 2010.
Councils will be given a two-year £80 million fund to provide alarms for 160,000 vulnerable older people and an extra £1.8 billion will be made available in 2007-2008 for delayed discharges. It is also providing £60 million for Extra Care housing as an alternative to residential care.
The Department of Health will lose 720 civil servant posts and
arms-length bodies will cut 5,000 jobs.
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