Protest groups are now forming elsewhere in the country to add weight to the private and voluntary sector lobby. And the Federation of Small Businesses is seeking top-level legal advice on whether the Code of Practice can be legally enforced, given that there was no Regulatory Impact Assessment carried out to see if nursery providers would be adversely affected by the introduction of the revised code. This is an issue that will not go away in the months to come.
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