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.
15/03/2016 - 15:32
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) is set to receive a £1.2 billion City Deal, signed by ten local authorities in the area and the UK and Welsh governments.
14/03/2016 - 11:54
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned Chancellor George Osborne that further cuts to local government spending would represent a ‘false economy’.
14/03/2016 - 11:53
A system that allows drivers to appeal parking tickets online has been launched by Brighton and Hove City Council.
14/03/2016 - 11:52
London’s Deputy Mayor Edward Lister has urged that the localisation of business rates to local authorities must happen ‘as soon as possible’.
14/03/2016 - 11:51
Councils have been granted the power to generate funds to improve local services through selling off surplus assets.
11/03/2016 - 11:34
Sandwell Council has become the seventh and final council in the West Midlands to sign up to a proposed new West Midlands Combined Authority (WCMA)
10/03/2016 - 11:27
MPs have rejected proposed changes to Sunday trading laws that would allow shops to open for longer than six hours.
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.
09/03/2016 - 11:36
Over 100 council leaders in England have backed the government’s plans to devolve powers regarding Sunday trading hours, enabling councillors to decide the opening hours of their area.
09/03/2016 - 11:35
According to a study by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, local councillors have received £699 million in allowances over the past three years.
07/03/2016 - 16:50
The Department for Education (DfE) has revealed plans for a new national school funding formula to amend the uneven distribution of funding.
07/03/2016 - 12:04
Communities Minister Mark Francois has announced that the UK’s struggling seaside towns are set to receive a significant cash boost of £800,000 which will be divided between eight coastal communities.
04/03/2016 - 10:52
South Derbyshire District Council has rejected the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal.
04/03/2016 - 10:36
A Local Government Ombudsman investigation has requested that Bolton Council review its school admissions process, following a complaint.
04/03/2016 - 10:14
Business Secretary Sajid Javid has launched a review into the ‘unnecessary burdens’ caused by the way that local authorities regulate businesses.
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