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.
25/07/2016 - 10:27
Reform Scotland has called for councils to be given a greater role in Scottish policing, in order to increase local accountability.
25/07/2016 - 10:05
The government has passed a new law which means all local authorities must ensure that staff dealing with the public can speak fluent English.
25/07/2016 - 09:46
Trade union Unison has launched a petition to debate the proposal to pool local government pension funds in order to invest in infrastructure.
25/07/2016 - 09:20
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on high street coffee chains to go further in developing recyclable paper cups and to work with councils to produce a system for collecting and recycling empty cartons.
22/07/2016 - 10:31
In a report, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has said there is currently no useable legal definition of extremism.
22/07/2016 - 10:01
Calderdale Council has introduced a 24-hour instant messaging (IM) service for customers.
22/07/2016 - 09:49
Blackburn and Darwen Council has approved a plan to 500 jobs over the next three years, in a bid to generate £13 million in savings.
22/07/2016 - 09:34
Bath and North East Somerset Council has overspent by more than £865,000 on using agency workers to cover illness and maternity in the children’s social work sector.
22/07/2016 - 09:22
A review published by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has praised Lewisham Council for overcoming its gender pay and position inequality.
21/07/2016 - 14:07
A new report has claimed that devolution is being ‘underpowered’ and is failing under the current ‘austerity cosh’.
21/07/2016 - 11:09
Sheffield City Council has agreed an investment deal with a Chinese company which promises the city millions of pounds worth of funding.
21/07/2016 - 10:48
Leeds City Council has warned that 2,000 jobs are at risk as a result of funding cuts, with the council needing to save around £110 million.
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