Birmingham City Council has delayed plans to require nurseries in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sectors to sign a business charter for social responsibility if they wish to continue to receive funding to deliver the free childcare scheme. The proposals, which have been criticised by early years organisations and are being investigated by the Department for Education, would require providers to pay staff a “living wage” above levels many currently offer. The council said it has put back the introduction of the measure from April to September 2015.
Chair of the Adoption Leadership Board, Sir Martin Narey has said his key priority in the role is to improve post-adoption support. He told a debate on BBC Radio 5Live: “The most important thing for me is transforming adoption support Making sure that anyone who adopts, no matter when it happens, whether its next year or in ten years, they will be able to get the support that they need.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0435hwq
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