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.
10/06/2016 - 11:12
Severe cuts to councils’ social services provision is the major contributing factor to bed-blocking, according to the GMB Union.
09/06/2016 - 10:27
A report conducted by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has concluded that the government has not done enough to protect communities at risk of flooding.
09/06/2016 - 10:26
Knowsley council has said it is ‘determined’ to ensure young people can study A-levels in its borough, after previously encouraging pupils to receive the qualifications elsewhere.
09/06/2016 - 10:25
North Somerset Council has opposed proposals to join the £1 billion West of England devolution deal.
08/06/2016 - 10:53
Councils are calling for supported housing to be exempt from the housing benefit cap to prevent the most vulnerable people from losing their homes.
08/06/2016 - 10:44
The County Councils Network has warned that the Bus Services Bill could leave rural areas facing the prospect of less sustainable transport.
08/06/2016 - 10:02
New driverless pods aimed to help transform local city transport have been unveiled at Birmingham’s Automechanika Show.
08/06/2016 - 09:35
Only 24 per cent of voters feel ‘well’ or ‘very well’ informed about the upcoming EU referendum, a survey has suggested.
08/06/2016 - 09:34
An inquiry into whether local authorities can fulfil their statutory obligations with the funding available for adult social care has been launched.
08/06/2016 - 09:33
Low standards in schools across the East Midlands region are exposing the educational fault line dividing the nation, Ofsted has said.
07/06/2016 - 10:05
Cardiff council has declared its plans to improve the way waste, potholes and fly-tipping are managed by reorganising council services, at a cost of £1 million.
07/06/2016 - 10:04
Worker’s union, the GMB has urged councils and other public bodies to stop issuing work to companies which have been found to enlist blacklisted construction workers.
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