The Conservative manifesto, Invitation to Join the Government of Britain, revealed plans to allow public sector workers to run their own Sure Start centres, focusing on the neediest families and with funding based on outcomes, as well as employing 4,200 more Sure Start health visitors and bringing all funding for early intervention and parenting support into one budget overseen by an Early Years Support Team.
The Tories also propose to extend the right to request flexible working to parents with a child under 18 years of age, and to introduce tax breaks for married couples and those in civil partnerships (News, 27 January).
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