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.
03/10/2016 - 14:19
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017.
03/10/2016 - 12:02
MSPs are set to examine the payments received by election returning officers in Scotland following calls for reform of the system, which sees some highly-paid council chiefs collect extra substantial sums of payment.
03/10/2016 - 11:42
In an interview with the BBC, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said he will focus on spending on new homes and transport, ahead of November’s Autumn Statement.
03/10/2016 - 10:58
Newport Council is set to double the amount of council tax on long-term empty homes in the region as part of a wider plan to tackle the issue of vacant properties.
03/10/2016 - 10:41
Liverpool City Council has approved plans to sell Grade II listed Municipal buildings as part of the local authority’s attempt to generate £90 million of savings over the next three years.
03/10/2016 - 10:10
Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green has said it was pointless to re-test recipients of the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) benefit wage
30/09/2016 - 11:23
A report conducted by Carers UK has advised that one in 10 unpaid carers who called 999 or took their loved one to A&E did so because they had not been educated on what process to take in key care situations, and because of a lack of local support.
30/09/2016 - 10:40
Birmingham City Council has announced it has joined the bidding to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
30/09/2016 - 10:22
New research published by the RAC Foundation has indicated that installing average speed cameras on roads can reduce the number of fatal and serious crashes by 36 per cent.
30/09/2016 - 09:59
Aberdeenshire Council has elected Alison Evison as its new co-leader, following the so-called Legogate row, in which the former council leader expressed dissatisfaction over his Legoland accommodation.
30/09/2016 - 09:43
Plymouth City Council has launched a fraud investigation after pupils have reported seeing the papers for their 11-plus English and Maths exams.
30/09/2016 - 09:29
The Times has reported that the number of children being adopted has fallen significantly for the first time in five years, despite record numbers being taken into care.
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