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.
04/11/2015 - 12:41
Councils are calling for the freedom to manage their own planning fees, after research emerged suggesting that £450 million was spent over the past three years to cover the cost of processing applications.
04/11/2015 - 12:41
According a new study by think tank Centre for Cities, local leaders have the capacity to act more in order to capitalise on the growth of city centres.
03/11/2015 - 12:45
Plymouth City Council is considering a late night levy for businesses that sell alcohol after 1:00am.
03/11/2015 - 11:16
Islington Council has announced plans to ensure that all charities or voluntary groups it helps fund to pay their employees a Living Wage.
02/11/2015 - 12:50
The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that Housing associations will join the public sector.
02/11/2015 - 12:46
More than 100,000 children will wake up homeless on Christmas day, according to a report conducted by charity Shelter.
30/10/2015 - 12:52
Edinburgh Council expects to save approximately £77 million over the next 20 years through upgrading its street lights to LEDs.
30/10/2015 - 11:29
73 per cent of britons believe that government spending cuts have had little effect on them, according to a new study from Ipsos MORI.
28/10/2015 - 20:45
South Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have announced plans to merge financial systems.
28/10/2015 - 14:27
According to Arts Council England, libraries have been promised £2.6 million in funding in a bid to provide better Wi-Fi to users.
28/10/2015 - 14:24
Councils have been urged to test their disaster recovery plans after new research has revealed that nearly 40 per cent of city councils have not tested plans in the past year.
28/10/2015 - 11:16
Ministers have confirmed the government’s flagship Better Care Fund (BCF) integration scheme will be extended until at least 2017.
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