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.
23/04/2019 - 10:16
Almost 10,000 fines for breaches of ‘petty’ council orders were issued in 2018, leading to calls for the PSPOs to be scrapped.
23/04/2019 - 09:13
MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’.
18/04/2019 - 14:26
Large parts of England are effectively ‘democracy deserts’, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections.
18/04/2019 - 11:41
Under new proposals set out in the council’s draft Local Plan, vital green spaces across Bristol would be protected from future development.
18/04/2019 - 11:02
Analysis of spending by English local authorities on services for young people has revealed a real-terms cut of £880 million since 2010.
18/04/2019 - 10:51
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the government to initiate a national review of event security.
16/04/2019 - 12:02
Special needs provision in England has lost out on £1.2 billion because of shortfalls in funding increases from central government since 2015.
16/04/2019 - 10:13
The government has announced that private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice without good reason.
16/04/2019 - 09:12
A £15 million fund will be available to local authorities and schools in Wales to fund projects that cater for the local community.
12/04/2019 - 11:29
The Isle of Wight Council is offering a free year-long parking permit for owners of new, zero-emission electric vehicles.
12/04/2019 - 09:55
Ofsted has revealed the scale of the problem of unregistered schools in England, uncovering more than 500 suspected illegal schools.
12/04/2019 - 09:19
The Labour Party is considering adopting automatic voter registration as a new policy, to increase overall registration and turnout.
11/04/2019 - 12:37
Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in Scotland's councils may be becoming strained.
11/04/2019 - 12:31
More than 300 local authorities have bid for a share of the £675 million Future High Streets Fund to transform their local high streets.
11/04/2019 - 11:06
Vulnerable people who fall behind with council tax payments will have greater protection from aggressive debt enforcement.
Pages
Company Focus
At Glasdon, we have 60 years experience in designing, manufacturing and supplying a wide range of products to help maintain a safe, clean and attractive environment.
Event Diary
It is no mystery that there is a huge task at hand to solve the growing problems of waste, inefficient resources, and the disposal of hazardous materials as our communities develop.
Safety & Health Expo is the UK’s largest event for the health and safety sector, helping 13,000+ global professionals source innovative solutions across occupational health, wellbeing, PPE and more.
Facilities Show brings together over 12,000 facilities management professionals from around the world to source cost-effective solutions across all sectors.
Supplier Profiles
SCHILLER is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of devices for cardiopulmonary diagnostics,
Latest Features
Iain Gulland outlines how the agency is helping Scottish councils to reduce food waste and recycle more where food waste is unavoidable
UKHospitality has repeatedly called on councils to change their approach to hospitality by acting more proactively in a spirit of cooperation
