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.
The government has launched a call for evidence on which public bodies should be designated to become Air Quality Partners to help cut emissions.
The Environment Secretary will have the power to designate Air Quality Partners which have some responsibility for sources of local pollution. Air Quality Partners will be required to assist in developing and implementing an action plan to cut the pollution output.
Defra says that this approach will ensure all relevant public bodies, not just local authorities, are playing their part in helping to reduce pollution at a local level, ensuring a better joined-up delivery.
The call for evidence asks for views as to which public authorities should be designated. A public authority may be relevant for designation where: it carries out duties of a public nature; it is responsible for a source of local air pollution; or it is able to take certain actions to reduce local concentrations of pollution.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said: “Local authorities are best placed to tackle certain issues at a local level, but we want to ensure they don’t shoulder the burden alone and that all relevant public bodies are pulling in the same direction to help clean up our air. I encourage all local authorities to provide their thoughts on which organisations we should designate under powers we are bringing in through the Environment Bill, to help reduce local pollution levels.”
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.
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