To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2009, Official Report, column 802W, on children: local services, what methodology was used to allocate the funds between local authorities. (260477)

Local authorities' grant allocations have been calculated by applying the children's social care relative needs formula, details of which can be found at the following website:

http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/methkid.pdf