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.
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.
01/12/2016 - 10:12
A group of MPs have raised issue with a decision by HM Revenue and Customs and contractor Concentrix which involved plunging tax credit claimants into ‘humiliating hardship and debt’.
01/12/2016 - 09:34
Housing charity Shelter has released analysis showing more than a quarter of a million people are homeless in England.
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.
Pages
Company Focus
With the encroaching 2050 Net Zero target set out by the UK Government, there is now a concerted effort by all industries and commercial spaces to meet these targets. This has been further supported by the amended 2035 UK ban on the sale of all new petrol and diesel-powered cars and vans.
Event Diary
UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.
Registration is now open for the award-winning Road Transport Expo 2024 (RTX) – the tradeshow with a dedicated “all about the truck” focus.
Supplier Profiles
At GeoEnergy Design, we're on a mission to disrupt the traditional way heating and cooling ha
Latest Features
Professor Harith Alani, director of the Knowledge Management Institute at the Open University explains how AI can be used for good and bad.
Alex Lawrence, head of health & social care, techUK sets out techUK’s Five Point Plan for CareTech.
