Children's secretary Ed Balls announced plans to abolish the legalrequirement for grandparents to apply for court permission to gainaccess to their grandchildren when contact is denied.
Mr Balls said that grandparents were the unsung heroes when it comes toinformal care arrangements and revealed the launch of a new websitecalled BeGrand, offering advice on how grandparents can get moreinvolved with their grandchildren's lives.
Other initiatives to help support families include an online eligibilitychecker of the types of financial assistance for childcare parents maybe entitled to. Children's centres are to be urged to be more accessibleand welcoming. Centres will be encouraged to offer a 'walking busservice', and where they are co-located with schools, to take a morepro-active role in helping them manage beforeand after-school clubs forthe pupils.
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