BBC: Funds crisis pushes more children into care - report
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More children are being taken into care, some unnecessarily, because councils in England cannot afford to intervene earlier, a report suggests.
Late interventions often meant problems had escalated before support could be put in place, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children heard.
Its report into children's social care found 90% of councils were struggling to fulfil legal duties to children.
The government said offering early help was the best way to keep children safe.