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Closed Childcare providers should be paid by direct payment

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Parents/ Carers claiming the childcare element for childcare get paid into their accounts and then pass it on to their childcare provider. As a childcare provider I think it would be easier by paying the provider direct by the Inland Revenue.

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  • Related activity

    MPs want to hear your views on childcare

    On Monday 21 November at 4.30pm, MPs will debate e-petition 132140 on free childcare for working parents. The debate will be led by Helen Jones MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee.

    View petition 132140: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/132140

    Get involved:

    The Petitions Committee invite you to inform the debate by joining the conversation on the House of Commons Facebook page from Friday 11 to Tuesday 15 November:

    Share your thoughts and experiences on the following questions:

    • How easy have you found it to find suitable childcare?

     
    • What are your thoughts on the cost of childcare?  Is the Government giving parents the right support with childcare costs?
     
    • Are there problems with the availability of qualified childcare staff?

    On Tuesday 15 November from 4 to 5pm, Helen Jones MP will be joining the discussion live and responding to your comments.

    Join the conversation on the House of Commons Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1803311713216874/?active_tab=discussion

    Your comments will be shared with MPs taking part in the debate.

    You can find out more information on the Parliament website: http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/digital-debates/childcare/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=159332&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ddpage

    This online discussion is organised by Parliament's Digital Outreach Team which works to involve the public in the work of the UK Parliament.
     
    Find out more about how you can get involved with Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=159332&utm_medium=email&utm_content=getinvolved

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    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

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    This petition will stay open until 18 January 2017.