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.
Sir Kier Starmer calls for circuit breaker
Following the approval of legislation to write a new three-tier system into law, Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has called for a short lockdown or ‘circuit-breaker’ in England of two to three weeks.
In an attack on the government, Starmer said stricter measures were needed to bring the rising rate of coronavirus under control and that current measures, both already in place and put forward by the Prime Minister, were not working.
The government’s scientific advisers called for similar action three weeks ago. Under his suggestion, Starmer said that schools would not close, but it would mean that all pubs, bars and restaurants would be closed and compensated ‘so that no business loses out because of the sacrifices we all need to make’.
Furthermore, he said that only essential work and travel would be allowed and everyone who can work from home should do so, with non-essential offices told to close, and that household mixing should be restricted to one household except for those who have formed support bubbles.
He also suggested that it would provide a chance for the government to ‘fix’ problems by handing over track and trace responsibilities to local authorities.
Latest News
17/04/2024 - 11:58
Applications have opened for a £1.3 million competition to 'transform the transport sector, grow the economy and inspire innovation'.
17/04/2024 - 10:38
The first of Nottingham City Transport’s new electric buses entered service last week (11 April).
16/04/2024 - 10:40
The Scottish Government has announced that more than £9 million will be made available over the next three years to support social care.
16/04/2024 - 10:28
Council tax will be frozen across all of Scotland after Argyll & Bute became the final council to accept Scottish Government funding to keep ra
16/04/2024 - 09:01
Crown Commercial Service has announced that it has saved over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money over the last year, as the organisation celebrat
Company Focus
Just Lanyards is a subsidiary name of Gifts 2 Impress Limited, who have been trading for over 25 years, we therefore pride ourselves in having endless experience covering all aspects of the promotional merchandise industry.
Event Diary
UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.
The multi-award-winning UK Construction Week (UKCW), is the UK’s biggest trade event for the built environment that connects the whole supply chain to be the catalyst for growth and positive change in the industry.
Supplier Profiles
At GeoEnergy Design, we're on a mission to disrupt the traditional way heating and cooling ha
Latest Features
Professor Harith Alani, director of the Knowledge Management Institute at the Open University explains how AI can be used for good and bad.
Alex Lawrence, head of health & social care, techUK sets out techUK’s Five Point Plan for CareTech.
