Daily Archives: 21/06/2010

Social care funding bill ‘within two years’

21/06/2010 – 10:42 am

The government is hoping to introduce new laws to reform the funding of adult social care and support within two years, the Department of Health (DH) has confirmed.
The government had already said it would set up an independent commission to find a “sustainable” way to reform social care funding. But it has now made it [...]

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Peers concerned over impact of more academies on disabled pupils

21/06/2010 – 10:39 am

Several peers have raised fears about the impact on disabled pupils of a new government bill that will make it easier for schools to opt out of local authority control.
Crossbench and Labour members of the Lords raised a series of concerns during the second reading of the academies bill, mirroring concerns raised in recent weeks [...]

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