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.
02/12/2016 - 11:11
Specialist IT staff serving Glasgow City Council have begun three weeks of strike action over fears that IT services may be privatised.
02/12/2016 - 10:32
Barnsley Council has to be criticised over claims it has denied nurses and health visitors an extra day’s holiday, which was awarded to council staff as a reward for achieving a gold award from Investors in People.
01/12/2016 - 15:00
Local authorities are being urged to consider how they can best use libraries when delivering vital public services.
01/12/2016 - 11:02
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has urged local authorities to consider lower speed limits, clean air zones and a move to redesign speed bumps in a bid to reduce air pollution.
01/12/2016 - 10:41
East Ayrshire Council has unveiled a £131 million programme to build 604 new homes and refurbish hundreds of others as part of a scheme to provide ‘sustainable and quality homes’ for nearly 13,000 tenants.
01/12/2016 - 10:36
New budget plans for Stoke-on-Trent City Council will threaten 200 jobs and could mean raising council tax by three per cent to pay for extra social care
01/12/2016 - 10:22
The Scottish Borders Council has approved plans which could see nearly 1,200 affordable homes built in the region by 2022.
30/11/2016 - 12:51
According to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Halogen Employee Outlook, two-thirds of public sector employees were satisfied with their jobs, the highest level since autumn 2012.
30/11/2016 - 12:26
Ten libraries in Swindon are set to close unless community groups volunteer to take them over, Swindon Council has warned.
30/11/2016 - 12:16
Newcastle City Council is reconsidering a move to axe shift allowances, cutting some staff pay by more than £3,800 per year.
30/11/2016 - 11:40
Concerns over job safety have been raised after Redcar and Cleveland Council unveiled plans to save around £26 million over the next three years, putting 100 jobs at risk.
30/11/2016 - 11:21
In its latest report, Nesta has called on the government to ringfence £4 million to enable data scientists to sift councils’ ‘data goldmines’.
28/11/2016 - 10:55
The Howard League for Penal Reform has raised concern over the rise of suicides taking place in prisons in England and Wales.
28/11/2016 - 10:39
Coventry City Council has supported a bid from Jaguar Land Rover calling on the government to back plans to build electric vehicles (EVs) in the area.
28/11/2016 - 10:14
A LocalGov survey conducted in partnership with Morgan Sindall has revealed that seven out of 10 councils use the Social Value Act when commissioning or procuring services.
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