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.
14/12/2016 - 11:46
Powers over licensing are to return to Rotherham council, but government-appointed commissioners will continue to oversee these decisions.
14/12/2016 - 10:05
The Local Government Ombudsman has issued new guidance to help combined authorities deal with the complaints they receive.
14/12/2016 - 09:55
Barnet and Harrow Councils have agreed to extend their shared legal service to deliver legal services to both councils for a further five years.
13/12/2016 - 10:46
Nearly 90 per cent of local authorities believe that current housing targets will be impossible to meet because of a lack of planning resources.
13/12/2016 - 10:37
If the government does not act urgently to halt drastic funding cuts, local authorities could see 340 public libraries close in the next five years
12/12/2016 - 11:51
A new report argues that more needs to be done to build business confidence in the north following a year of increasing uncertainty.
12/12/2016 - 11:32
Decades of employment failure is turning the West Midlands into Britain’s biggest employment blacks, a report claims.
12/12/2016 - 11:21
The Local Government Association has urged the government to reverse the planned £600 million funding cut to the the education services grant.
12/12/2016 - 11:13
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has approved almost £100 million funding for a city centre development in Coventry.
12/12/2016 - 11:05
A public flood information centre in the Kirkstall area of Leeds is to open to provide advice and support to those at risk of flooding.
12/12/2016 - 09:50
Councils in England and Wales could be given power to increase council taxes to fund the social care system, it has been reported.
12/12/2016 - 09:20
The Fire Brigades Union have warned that budget cuts are beginning to slowly undermine the effectiveness of fire services in England and Wales.
12/12/2016 - 09:08
The campaign group Doctors Against Diesel have joined the argument for banning diesel vehicles in London.
09/12/2016 - 11:38
Local authorities spend an average of less than one per cent of their public health budget on mental health, Mind has claimed.
09/12/2016 - 10:58
A new £2.5 million Communities Fund has been launched to provide a boost for small grassroots community groups.
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