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.
06/03/2019 - 10:25
A consultation will look into increasing the guarantee on roadworks, so that if a pothole forms within five years, the company must return to repair it.
05/03/2019 - 11:38
New research commissioned by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has raised concerns about an increase in ‘off-rolling’ of SEND pupils of secondary school age
04/03/2019 - 10:29
The fund will be used to create new jobs, help train local people and boost economic activity.
01/03/2019 - 12:51
Councils will be able to bid to fund local schemes which help those sleeping rough and struggling with mental health problems get into a home as a priority
01/03/2019 - 11:04
The Year of Green Action is a year-long drive to connect more people with the environment and raise awareness about the simple steps everyone can take.
26/02/2019 - 13:11
The Planning Inspectorate has responded to suggestions in the recent Rosewell Review, which called for the time taken to make planning decisions to be cut from 47 to 26 weeks.
26/02/2019 - 11:52
Twenty seven councils have declared a 'climate emergency' following a campaign by the Green Party to encourage environmental action at a local authority level.
25/02/2019 - 10:55
LGA says that prosecutions are taking up to a year and bar owners are increasingly undeterred by one-off fines of up to £2,500.
25/02/2019 - 09:39
The Supporting Families Against Youth Crime fund will enable keyworkers to intervene early on in order to save children from becoming drawn into knife and gun crime
22/02/2019 - 10:48
Responding to the Housing, Communities and Local Government’s latest consultation on Business Rate Retention, the County Councils Network (CCN) has called on the government to proceed with a planned full baseline reset in 2020 when it introduces 75% business rate retention.
22/02/2019 - 09:59
Councils spent more than £152 million on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in 2017/18 – an increase of 95 per cent on the £77 million spent in 2014/15.
21/02/2019 - 09:37
Nineteen local authorities facing impacts from a local air, land or sea port will receive a share of £3.14 million to help them prepare for Brexit, the Communities Secretary has confirmed.
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