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As councils are forced to make cuts to their children’s services budgets the future of many Sure Start Centres is under threat. The ring fencing of funding for Sure Start Children’s Centres has been removed, leaving them vulnerable to closure. It is estimated that one centre in each council face closure.
Before councils move to close any Sure Start Centres it is important that they bear in mind their duties under the Childcare Act 2006 "to consult before opening, closing or significantly changing children's centres". In drawing up any plans for closing a children’s centre, the local authority will need to consider whether it can continue to adequately meet its duty under the act to make arrangements for sufficient children’s centres to address local needs. Any failure to do so, or to carry out a sufficient consultation will leave their decision open to judicial review.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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