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£18m to be wasted converting school status's say Wiltshire Lib Dems

Wiltshire Council will debate whether to adopt a policy of opposing the forced conversion of its schools to academies at its meeting on 10th May. A notice of motion put forward by Melksham councillor Jon Hubbard identifies that over £5.5m of public money has been spent to date on converting the status of schools and it will cost a further £12.5m to force the remaining schools to change.

24 Apr 2016
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Disability employment gap inquiry launched

The Work and Pensions Committee launches an inquiry into the Government's commitment to halve the "disability employment gap" - the difference in employment rates between disabled and non-disabled people. Deadline for written submissions is Monday 9 May 2016.

24 Apr 2016
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