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.
07/05/2019 - 10:17
The government has signed a round of new Brexit contracts with outside consultants worth almost £160 million.
07/05/2019 - 09:47
Protecting the integrity of UK elections is the focus of a package of new measures which will crack down on intimidation, influence and disinformation.
03/05/2019 - 09:37
Damian Hinds is asking local authorities, schools and colleges how the funding system for pupils with special needs and disabilities could improve.
03/05/2019 - 09:17
Both the Conservatives and Labour parties have experienced a nationwide backlash at the ballot box over Brexit.
02/05/2019 - 14:28
The government is unlikely to meet by 2020 its target to release sufficient public sector land to build 160,000 homes.
01/05/2019 - 10:41
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy is arguing for a rural strategy to help realise the potential of rural economies.
01/05/2019 - 10:20
The government needs to take urgent action to help close the privilege gap as ‘inequality is now entrenched in Britain from birth to work’.
01/05/2019 - 09:47
The Electoral Reform Society has warned that the government’s mandatory voter ID plans could ‘undermine the right to vote’.
24/04/2019 - 11:02
Large regional economies in the UK have challenged the government not to roll-back from the promise of greater devolution after Brexit.
24/04/2019 - 09:44
A new government-backed programme is encouraging men to start careers in nurseries and early years settings.
23/04/2019 - 09:13
MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’.
18/04/2019 - 11:02
Analysis of spending by English local authorities on services for young people has revealed a real-terms cut of £880 million since 2010.
16/04/2019 - 10:13
The government has announced that private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice without good reason.
12/04/2019 - 09:19
The Labour Party is considering adopting automatic voter registration as a new policy, to increase overall registration and turnout.
11/04/2019 - 11:06
Vulnerable people who fall behind with council tax payments will have greater protection from aggressive debt enforcement.
