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.
01/05/2018 - 09:45
Dominic Raab has announced that a review will be taken into rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England.
30/04/2018 - 10:32
Following Amber Rudd’s recent resignation, Theresa May has announced that Sajid Javid has been named as the new Home Secretary.
26/04/2018 - 10:33
The abolition of stamp duty land tax on properties under £300,000 has helped 69,000 first-time buyers since the relief was introduced.
25/04/2018 - 10:41
A new report has stressed how weak accountability increases the risk of failure of public services, with the same patterns of failure repeatedly occurring.
25/04/2018 - 09:55
Government ministers are set to urge industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure that the UK builds the high quality homes its needs.
24/04/2018 - 09:51
The money councils receive from the further retention of business rates should be an additional revenue, and not replace existing sources, says committee.
06/04/2018 - 11:56
The Cabinet Office launched the Government Property Agency (GPA) on 1 April with the aim to generate more than £1 billion in financial savings.
29/03/2018 - 09:59
Official figures released have shown that council tax levels will increase by an average of 5.1 per cent across England in 2018/19.
28/03/2018 - 14:54
Sajid Javid will introduce legislation that will reverse the impact of a ‘staircase tax’, which he says has unfairly affected up to a thousand businesses.
28/03/2018 - 09:40
The Environment Secretary has announced that a deposit return scheme to increase recycling rates and reduce waste pollution will be consulted upon.
27/03/2018 - 14:32
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced action to ensure that Northamptonshire County Council improves its financial management.
26/03/2018 - 10:44
Sajid Javid has written to 15 local authorities to inform them of decisions on intervention following their continued failure to produce a local plan.
22/03/2018 - 15:46
What has been deemed an ‘historic error’ by the government has seen local councils overpaid a total of £36 million more than they were entitled to.
22/03/2018 - 12:01
The Select Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities has urged for a radical change in how the countryside is looked after.
22/03/2018 - 10:38
The LGA has expressed concern over an initiative for children leaving care only having enough funding to support one in five young people.
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