This note gives an overview of support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010.
Government support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010 (81 KB , PDF)
This note gives an overview of the childcare policies of the Labour Government 1997-2010. It is one of two notes that replace a previously existing note on support for childcare since 1997. The other, SN06807, provides information on support for childcare under the current Government.
This note covers policy developments from 1997-2010 relating to:
• Early years provision
• Local authority duties in relation to childcare provision
• Extended schools
• Tax relief for childcare
• Help with childcare costs through tax credits and predecessor programmes
The sections on early years provision, local authority duties and extended schools cover England only. The sections on tax relief and tax credits apply to the United Kingdom as a whole.
Government support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010 (81 KB , PDF)
In the Autumn 2021 Budget the Government announced that it would reform income tax 'basis periods' so businesses’ profit or loss for a tax year would be the profit or loss arising in the tax year itself, regardless of its accounting date.
This note lists a series of key documents on taxation.
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the Autumn 2021 Budget on 27 October. The Finance (No.2) Bill 2021-22 was published on 4 November.
