CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Education 'notable for its absence' in devo deals

The Department for Education (DfE) is trailing behind other parts of Whitehall in its willingness to devolve, analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found

The Department for Education (DfE) is trailing behind other parts of Whitehall in its willingness to devolve, analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found

A report to a meeting of the LGA's executive last week said education and children's services powers were ‘notable for their absence' in the devolution deals signed so far despite proposals from a number of councils.

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