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.
16/11/2020 - 09:06
A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand for affordable homes but also boost the economy.
13/11/2020 - 15:36
Small businesses will receive a significant £2.2 billion from the government to help them through the current period of national restrictions.
13/11/2020 - 10:53
Almost three-quarters of frontline care workers in England are earning below the ‘real’ living wage.
13/11/2020 - 09:09
The government has launched a new Green Jobs Taskforce to support plans to build back greener and reach net zero emissions by 2050.
13/11/2020 - 06:48
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that councils will receive a further £175 million to create safe space for cycling and walking.
12/11/2020 - 11:00
The Housing Advisers Programme funds the provision of independent expertise for councils undertaking specific projects to tackle the housing crisis.
12/11/2020 - 08:10
The Labour Party has demanded transparency for the taxpayer over £130 million government spend on ‘communications consultants’.
12/11/2020 - 07:48
Only one in five of England’s largest councils are confident of setting a balanced budget next year without dramatic reductions to frontline services.
11/11/2020 - 10:36
The Public Accounts Committee says it is ‘not convinced by the rationales for selecting some towns’ for the £3.6 billion Towns Fund.
11/11/2020 - 07:46
A new report has claimed that councils remain one of the biggest investors in culture, sport and leisure - spending over £2 billion a year.
10/11/2020 - 10:51
New research by campaign group HS2 East has revealed a lack of public confidence in the levelling-up agenda.
10/11/2020 - 09:22
Labour is urging the government to ‘Build it in Britain’ and support the creation of 400,000 jobs, through a green recovery package.
09/11/2020 - 09:16
Age UK is calling on the government to improve the salaries of care workers so that they are the same as those for people doing the equivalent job in the NHS.
06/11/2020 - 16:12
The RIBA is calling on the government to end the housing crisis by giving support to local authorities to deliver the next generation of council housing.
06/11/2020 - 10:20
A multi-million pound programme to reduce the carbon and ecological footprint in Bristol has been approved.
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