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.
02/12/2015 - 11:34
A new study conducted by Comensura’s Social Care Index has found that a greater demand for trained social care workers over 35 could result in a shortage of experienced younger care workers when their older colleagues retire.
01/12/2015 - 11:30
Councils are seeing increased costs from the rising number of public health funerals, according to a Freedom of Information request by BBC Local Radio.
01/12/2015 - 11:29
Scottish Parliament has called for local authorities to maximise the opportunities presented through pension funds to improve local infrastructure.
30/11/2015 - 14:26
Parents in the UK are unhappy with local play facilities for children and think more funding should be allocated, according to research from the Association of Play Industries (API).
30/11/2015 - 11:51
A Socitm survey has released findings indicating 70 per cent of councils provide a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ parking service online.
27/11/2015 - 16:05
Lancashire County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council have both announced plans to generate significant savings by losing staff.
27/11/2015 - 16:03
The Financial Conduct Authority have approved plans to pool £25 billion of local authority pension funds.
26/11/2015 - 11:26
The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) has warned that planned cuts to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) budget will mean councils losing out and only being able to provide basic services.
26/11/2015 - 11:23
The Highland Council is contemplating a proposal to reduce its working week to four and a half days.
25/11/2015 - 14:32
300,000 homes will be better protected from flooding by 2021 following a £2.3 billion investment in flood defence schemes.
25/11/2015 - 14:13
George Osborne has revealed that councils will be given even more powers over decision making in their local areas as part of his Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
25/11/2015 - 14:05
As part of his joint Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne has revealed that the housing budget is to be doubled to £2 billion a year.
25/11/2015 - 11:40
Proposed reforms to the number of Welsh council’s could save up to £650 million over the next ten years, according to figures from the Welsh Government.
23/11/2015 - 09:45
With the wintery weather affecting most parts of the country, councils have stockpiled 1.2 million tonnes of salt in preparation for further weathe
20/11/2015 - 12:05
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published figures showing that England’s 444 local authorities hold £22.5 billion in non-ringfenced reserves.
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