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.
01/04/2016 - 12:52
Greater Manchester is set to become the first English region to gain control of its health spending, as part of an extension of devolved powers.
30/03/2016 - 11:56
Additional funding is needed to support social care from being pushed closer to ‘breaking point’, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
29/03/2016 - 11:22
Bristol Mayor George Ferguson is expected to sign up to a package of measures which aims to have 5,000 more electric vehicles (EV) on its roads by 2020.
23/03/2016 - 11:37
A report conducted by Barnardos has recommended that young people should be offered more supported lodgings to cut the number of care leavers living in ‘unsuitable bed and breakfasts’.
21/03/2016 - 11:44
The Local Government Obudsman (LGO) has published a report outlining that delays in processing the Disabled Facilities Grants has left disabled people in unsuitable homes for too long.
21/03/2016 - 11:43
New research by the London School of Economics has found that The Housing Bill could push numerous social housing tenants away from the capital, resulting in a recruitment crisis in the care sector.
21/03/2016 - 11:41
Ian Duncan Smith has resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary after condemning cuts disability benefits announced in the 2016 Budget.
17/03/2016 - 11:15
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to issue a ban on junk food advertising near schools, nurseries and children’s centres, in a bid to tackle child obesity.
10/03/2016 - 11:26
A consultation on the re-inspection of children’s services rated inadequate has just closed, and the LGA has warned that Ofsted is ‘falling significantly short’ of helping providers to improve.
03/03/2016 - 11:27
According to think tank ResPublica, the government should provide a £3 billion ‘Fast Track Discharge Fund’ to tackle bed blocking in hospitals.
02/03/2016 - 12:01
Simon Stevens, head of NHS England is setting out plans to build ten new housing developments with healthy living in mind.
25/02/2016 - 11:43
Councils are reducing HIV services and leaving people with little or no support in their local towns, according to a campaign launched by a group of charities.
24/02/2016 - 11:46
According to a report published by The Children’s Society, young carers are not being provided with enough early support from schools and local authorities.
23/02/2016 - 11:41
New powers to raise council tax to support social care in 2016/17 will not raise enough to fix the current shortfall of funding, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
22/02/2016 - 15:42
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on fizzy drink companies to display the sugar content of their products in teaspoons.
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