London and New York join forces to tackle childhood obesity »
The Mayor of London and London Metropolitan University have joined forces to host an event and launch a report which look at methods used in New York and London to fight childhood obesity.
The event will draw on research in ‘ObesCities’ a new report by the London Metropolitan University and City University of New York, which [...]
Children’s services in London amongst best »
Eight of the 10 best performing local authority children’s services in the country are in London, according to new figures issued today (Wednesday) by Ofsted.
Camden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lewisham, Richmond-upon-Thames, Tower Hamlets, and Wandsworth have all been judged as performing excellently under the new annual ratings of the services and support [...]
Free homecare plans should be fully funded – London Councils »
The government’s Personal Care at Home Bill could damage the capital’s already over-stretched social care services, London Councils warned today.
The Bill will make councils responsible for providing free home care to older and disabled people considered to have ‘critical’ needs and also require significant help with four or more ‘activities of daily living’, such as [...]
Jury still out on success of free swimming programme – London Councils »
Figures released Tuesday fail to show if the government’s free swimming scheme for older and younger people has achieved its objectives – says London Councils.
The Department for Media, Culture and Sport’s figures show that London’s local authorities provided nearly a million free swims for older people and children under 16 between April and September 2009.
However, [...]
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Children’s services in London amongst best
