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.
31/05/2016 - 12:03
The Cabinet Office has launched a consultation to identify and boost social mobility in workplaces across the UK.
27/05/2016 - 09:07
New figures released by the DCLG have revealed that the number of newly built homes is at the highest level since 2009.
26/05/2016 - 11:44
An inquiry has been launched into the interventions of both Tower Hamlets and Rotherham councils following the imposition of commissioners.
26/05/2016 - 11:40
Universal Credit, the government’s flagship benefits reform, is now available to all types of claimant in five areas across the UK.
25/05/2016 - 11:53
According to the National Audit Office (NAO), taxpayers which are forced to hold the line while calling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) lost the equivalent of £97 million in 2015.
24/05/2016 - 11:45
The government’s digital transformation agenda is picking up momentum, but still faces a number of barriers, according to the second annual Government Digital Trends Survey.
23/05/2016 - 12:34
A report published by Centre for Policy Studies has advised that ‘pink zones’, a less regulated system, should be used instead of the current planning system, in order to successfully boost new housing.
20/05/2016 - 11:45
The government shared services strategy has delivered savings but has failed to to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
19/05/2016 - 10:50
It was announced in the Queen’s Speech that the saving of millions of pensioners will be better protected under new plans for the Pension Bill.
19/05/2016 - 10:48
The Bus Services Bill, which was included the Queen’s Speech, will limit franchise powers to elected mayors.
17/05/2016 - 10:42
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to change the way local authorities help children in care.
13/05/2016 - 10:20
The government has launched a consultation on transferring the powers of the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) to the Treasury, in a move it claims will modernise lending to local authorities.
13/05/2016 - 10:01
New research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has found that housing allowances are not keeping up with rents in the private sector.
11/05/2016 - 10:40
Despite the government’s U-turn on academisation, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has maintained that some outstanding local authority schools could still be forced to covert to academies, if the are deemed as ‘unviable’.
10/05/2016 - 09:57
The Land Registry has launched a consultation on the proposed draft Local Land Charges Rules 2017.
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