Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
06/08/2021 - 09:36
The government is launching a new £5 million research programme to step up the UK’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
06/08/2021 - 09:12
The LGA says that giving councils the powers to consider the public health impact of licensing decisions is vital to protect communities from harm.
05/08/2021 - 10:47
Colliers has estimated that the total loss to local authorities from business rates relief for holiday lets is currently around £110 million a year.
05/08/2021 - 09:16
Labour has claimed that more than 75,000 green jobs were lost from the UK economy in just five years under the Conservatives.
04/08/2021 - 13:55
Sectors can now bid for a share of a £7 million fund to support the creation of new flexible apprenticeships.
04/08/2021 - 13:26
More than 3,300 fast track applications have been lodged by businesses to expand their footprint onto England’s streets.
04/08/2021 - 09:51
The way in which the government is allocating funds for its ‘Levelling Up’ programme is failing to properly recognise the needs of rural communities.
04/08/2021 - 09:08
A new report argues that councils should be given the tools to continue their support for community and voluntary groups.
02/08/2021 - 14:54
New planning requirements will seek to ensure that high-rise developments consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning.
02/08/2021 - 12:55
New research from the Town and Country Planning Association has exposed the potential risk to high-street posed by change of planning laws.
02/08/2021 - 10:38
A new Carnegie UK report has highlighted an increase in loneliness and a worrying decline in trust in government.
02/08/2021 - 07:26
Millions of people in rural England will get access to faster broadband speeds as part of a £5 billion plan to level up internet access across the UK.
02/08/2021 - 07:20
As many as 119,830 children in England will be living in temporary accommodation during the end-of-year Summer school break.
30/07/2021 - 09:17
The pandemic has created a ‘perfect storm’ of existing inequality, leading to higher rates of coronavirus infections amongst the most disadvantaged people.
29/07/2021 - 14:24
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has urged the government to renew efforts to get people exercising.
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