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But should the Bill become law, careful consideration will need to be made in partnership with COSLA and ADES regarding monitoring of provision of the new statutory entitlement. Any new national, regional or local approach to data gathering for this purpose will need to be fully scoped and costed, and clarity sought on how any new approach was to be funded.
It has been assumed that there are no significant balances at the year-end and no adjustments have been made to the assets and liabilities presented in this report. 26. The financial information collated to produce the summaries reported here is taken from final accounts which hold the data at the level of the individual bodies.
This includes the Bill’s m isalignment with NPF reform, which seeks to achieve similar aims. 26. The Bill is considered unnecessary and new statutory definitions, duties and potentially a new impact assessment will disproportionately burden public bodies.
That is because we recognise the incredibly valuable role that our health visiting teams play for new families. We have invested in them and have supported them in their role.
We now have a number of funds in operation—for example, the production growth fund—and the latest figures show an increase of £26 million in production spend, which is up to £92 million or £95 million.
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Date lodged:
4 February 2026