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.
30/11/2015 - 16:25
Housing experts have denounced the government’s ‘pay to stay’ policy, claiming forcing social housing tenants with higher incomes to pay more in rent will discourage them from increasing their earnings.
30/11/2015 - 11:49
MP’s have agreed a tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as a measure to tackle child obesity in England.
27/11/2015 - 16:05
Lancashire County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council have both announced plans to generate significant savings by losing staff.
27/11/2015 - 16:03
The Financial Conduct Authority have approved plans to pool £25 billion of local authority pension funds.
26/11/2015 - 11:26
The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) has warned that planned cuts to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) budget will mean councils losing out and only being able to provide basic services.
26/11/2015 - 11:25
A new report published by the RAC has found capital spending on local roads in England to be at its lowest level for over a decade.
26/11/2015 - 11:23
The Highland Council is contemplating a proposal to reduce its working week to four and a half days.
25/11/2015 - 14:13
George Osborne has revealed that councils will be given even more powers over decision making in their local areas as part of his Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
24/11/2015 - 11:30
A report conducted by the Trade Union Congress (TUS), for the Fabian Society, has outlined where public spending cuts have undermined service quality by reducing provision and increasing waiting times for critical services.
20/11/2015 - 12:05
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published figures showing that England’s 444 local authorities hold £22.5 billion in non-ringfenced reserves.
20/11/2015 - 11:59
Data published by the RAC Foundation has revealed that 2,375 council-maintained road bridges are unable to carry the heaviest vehicles, and it will cost £328 million to repair them.
18/11/2015 - 11:37
According to research conducted by the Independent Age (IA) and the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK), the adult social care sector in England faces a staff gap of 200,000 due to restrictions on immigration and a failure to attract British employees.
17/11/2015 - 11:28
The West Midlands has won a devolution deal, receiving £1.2 billion in spending power from the government which it will use over the next 30 years.
12/11/2015 - 11:09
Research conducted by iGov has found that 39 per cent of local authorities are seriously considering investing in e-invoicing within the next year.
11/11/2015 - 11:27
Health bosses have been counselled to show ‘restraint’ when managing senior management pay, after new research has revealed more than 50,0000 employees receive over £100,000 in pay in 2013/14.
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