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.
23/03/2017 - 10:32
The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a 16-week programme in partnership with the Design Council to support six local authorities in London with inventing workable solutions to high priority issues affecting their local communities.
23/03/2017 - 10:02
Christchurch Borough Council has voted in favour of a proposed referendum on local government reorganisation in Dorset.
23/03/2017 - 09:50
Edinburgh City Council has been criticised for the way it handled complaints about a poster advertising scheme, introduced in 2003.
22/03/2017 - 10:16
A new report by Localis has argued for an industrial strategy which provides local areas the support and space to lead from the front in their economic renewal.
22/03/2017 - 09:39
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the return of further powers to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, two years after the government took over the running of services.
22/03/2017 - 09:26
Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss has unveiled plans for four new prisons in England and Wales, creating 5,000 modern prison places to replace old and overcrowded establishments.
22/03/2017 - 09:17
Norfolk County Council has been issued with a £60,000 penalty after it was revealed confidential files regarding vulnerable children had been left in a cabinet which was sent to a second-hand shop.
20/03/2017 - 11:50
People in Durham have voted in favour of creating a new parish council for the city.
20/03/2017 - 11:22
The DfT has announced a new £23 million fund aimed at accelerating the take up of hydrogen vehicles and roll out more cutting-edge infrastructure.
17/03/2017 - 11:08
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said that full powers could be returned to Tower Hamlets council following a two-year intervention by central government.
17/03/2017 - 10:26
Wirral Council has revealed plans for the transformation of Wirral through a £1 billion development opportunity.
17/03/2017 - 09:25
Figures from the House of Commons library have shown that seven out of 10 of the council wards with the slowest download speeds are in Wales.
15/03/2017 - 10:40
Leicester City Council, has partnered with enterprise software provider TechnologyOne to modernise IT and transform business operations.
15/03/2017 - 09:56
A new report published today by a coalition of debt charities has called on councils to do more to prevent the use of bad practice by bailiffs.
15/03/2017 - 09:30
Westminster City Council has raised concern over plans to install 80 phone boxes in locations across the city.
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