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.
27/04/2016 - 11:35
According to a new report by APSE and the New Policy Institute (NPI), councils could be unable to fund services such as parks, highways and refuse collection by 2020.
27/04/2016 - 11:33
The government has invested £60 million in accelerating innovation across the Midlands Engine.
27/04/2016 - 11:27
Local councilors and MPs have opposed plans for new elected mayors for three rural parts of England, claiming the move would be expensive and an unwanted extra tier of government.
27/04/2016 - 11:26
The government is expected to review whether electronic voting in strike ballots should be allowed, as part of a series of changes to the Trade Union Bill.
27/04/2016 - 11:25
The Commons environment committee has called for more ‘clean air zones’, targeting polluting vehicle drivers, to be established across cities in England.
25/04/2016 - 11:55
Local government secretary Greg Clark has praised Portsmouth’s growth, despite suffering cuts to its council’s funding pot.
25/04/2016 - 10:33
The County Councils Network (CCN) has cautioned that the government’s academisation plans are being pursued with ‘undue haste’ and could pose a significant risk to schools.
25/04/2016 - 10:32
The Local Government Association (LGA) has recommended that restaurants should offer free tap water to families which eat out instead of waiting fo
25/04/2016 - 10:30
North Lanarkshire Council has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption, after an anonymous letter was received claiming serious deceitful behavior in the council’s procurement process.
21/04/2016 - 11:15
According to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), planning delays are ‘one of the biggest barriers to growth’ in the construction sector.
20/04/2016 - 12:16
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment decisions will remain with local authorities, the government has confirmed.
20/04/2016 - 12:13
The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that it is ‘pleased and encouraged’ by the news that NHS England is reconsidering funding the new HIV treatment Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
19/04/2016 - 12:30
Cambridgeshire County Council has called for communities secretary Greg Clark to urgently discuss the prospect of returning to talks over separate East Anglian combined authorities.
19/04/2016 - 11:13
Local authorities are being warned they could owe residents million of pounds in overpaid water bills, after a London council was found guilty of overcharging its tenants for waters and sewage services.
19/04/2016 - 11:12
According to BBC Scotland, the country’s first government-backed public bike hire scheme, conducted by Dumfries council, has been put on hold after it failed to win popular support.
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