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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 March 2018. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Childline: Expenditure

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2018 to Question 130466, Childline: Finance, how much funding his Department has provided to the NSPCC's Childline in each year since the inception of that service.

Answer

The department has provided a grant funding to the NSPCC since 2007. Childline became part of the NSPCC in 2006.

Time Frame

Type of Agreement

Grant Size

2007-2011

4 year grant agreement

£25.8 million

2011-2015

4 year grant agreement

£11.2 million

2015-2016

1 year grant agreement

£2 million

2016-2020

4 year grant agreement

£8 million

There was additional transformation £1 million funding across 2014-15 and 2015-16.

The grant funding covers both funding for Childline (a phone and online advice service for children) and the NSPCC’s National Helpline (for anyone with concerns or worries about a child). Whilst the majority is used to fund Childline, the department does not require a breakdown of how the NSPCC uses the grant and therefore does not hold data solely for Childline.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
132029
Session
2017-19
Related items
Childline: Finance
Friday, 9 March 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Expenditure Childline
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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