The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has twice rejected the Alliance’s Freedom of Information (FOI) request for basic information about the work of its childcare taskforce - set up to drive delivery of the 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare.
The DWP is also challenging a ruling from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in favour of the Pre-School Alliance, instructing it to publish information confirming how many times the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has met, the dates of the meetings and who was in attendance.
The cross-departmental taskforce was established by the Government in June 2015 to drive the delivery of the 30 hours free childcare policy and Tax-Free Childcare scheme, as well as furthering improvements in the supply of childcare.
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