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.
03/05/2016 - 10:34
A new partnership between Kier Living, Cheyne Capital and The Housing Growth Partnership has been launched to pool £1 billion in order to construct 10,000 new homes, in partnership with local authorities and housing associations.
29/04/2016 - 12:51
Derby City council has begun offering new social workers a £10,000 incentive, to be used towards a mortgage.
29/04/2016 - 10:16
A report conducted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the government’s plan to extend its Right to Buy policy lacks clarity.
28/04/2016 - 11:44
Unison has announced that it will accept a two-year pay deal for local authority workers, following a meeting of local government representatives a
27/04/2016 - 11:35
According to a new report by APSE and the New Policy Institute (NPI), councils could be unable to fund services such as parks, highways and refuse collection by 2020.
27/04/2016 - 11:33
The government has invested £60 million in accelerating innovation across the Midlands Engine.
27/04/2016 - 11:27
Local councilors and MPs have opposed plans for new elected mayors for three rural parts of England, claiming the move would be expensive and an unwanted extra tier of government.
27/04/2016 - 11:25
The Commons environment committee has called for more ‘clean air zones’, targeting polluting vehicle drivers, to be established across cities in England.
25/04/2016 - 11:55
Local government secretary Greg Clark has praised Portsmouth’s growth, despite suffering cuts to its council’s funding pot.
22/04/2016 - 11:34
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over government spending on consultants and temporary staff, warning that issues identified in 2010 ‘have not been properly addressed’.
21/04/2016 - 12:28
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has calculated that the government borrowed £1.8 billion more than its initial target of £72.2 billion.
21/04/2016 - 11:17
Home Secretary Theresa May has proposed a new law which will target MPs, councillors and civil servants which are suspected of financial corruption.
21/04/2016 - 11:10
Cabinet Office Minister Lord Bridges has announced to Parliament that the anti-lobbying clause will not be used to curb freedom of speech, and maintained that recipients of government grants can continue to discuss the findings of publicly funded research.
20/04/2016 - 12:16
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment decisions will remain with local authorities, the government has confirmed.
20/04/2016 - 12:13
The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that it is ‘pleased and encouraged’ by the news that NHS England is reconsidering funding the new HIV treatment Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
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