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.
Improve banking services for local councils, says NALC
The National Association of Local Councils has pressed UK Finance, the trade association for banks, and its member banks to improve their services to local councils.
Representatives from NALC, the Lincolnshire and Norfolk associations of local councils met with UK Finance recently to make the case, following a groundswell of recent complaints from local councils to NALC of poor banking services across England. The types of complaint raised include continuous change requests to bank mandates, long waits and unresolved problems with telephone banking, and banks asking for all councillors on a council to become bank mandate signatories.
Following an extensive survey of its member councils on this issue by the Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, NALC drafted and submitted a headline report on this matter to UK Finance.
Within the last couple of weeks, the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire associations of local councils have also sent NALC extensive survey summary results for their own bank's survey. NALC will summarise those results in a further report for UK Finance in early May and will request an update meeting with UK Finance at that point.
Latest News
25/04/2024 - 12:28
The Welsh government will work with councils to set out a three-phase plan to implement a 20mph limit.
25/04/2024 - 11:56
£11 million of grant funding has been confirmed for public sector bodies in Scotland.
25/04/2024 - 10:32
The Labour Party has announced that it would renationalise most passenger rail services within five years.
25/04/2024 - 10:13
An emergency meeting of the Scottish Cabinet was called this morning.
25/04/2024 - 09:48
A Scottish government-backed deep-water terminal connecting the Western Isles has been handed over to operators.
Company Focus
Located in Bromley, Japanese Knotweed Eradication Ltd has been providing solutions in the treatment and removal of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) for over a decade. During this time we have mastered a repertoire of methods, from herbicidal treatments to landscaping solutions, tailored to address the unique challenges our clients face with this pervasive weed.
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.
