Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the Children Act 2004 on the costs of local authorities. - Inc ref to Every Child Matters: Change for Children (paragraphs 4.16-4.25), copy in the Library. (Dep 05/393).

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment the Government have made of the impact of the Children Act 2004 on the costs of local authorities. [216268] Margaret Hodge: Details of the costs associated with the Children Act 2004 are set out in the regulatory impact assessment which is available on the Department's website. The resources which the Government will be providing to support the reforms introduced by Children Act 2004 are set out in Every Child Matters: Change for Children (paragraphs 4.16-4.25), a copy of which is in the Library.

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