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William Eichler

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Majority of councils support return of virtual meetings

By William Eichler | 29 June 2023

Most councils would like to be able to reintroduce virtual meetings to support the recruitment an...

Council leaders criticise rejection of key Hewitt recommendation

By William Eichler | 15 June 2023

Council leaders have welcomed the Hewitt report into Integrated Care Systems but criticised the G...

Russian hackers accessed private data, council says

By William Eichler | 08 June 2023

Gloucester City Council has warned residents that some personal information may have been stolen ...

NHS volunteer programme expanded into social care

By William Eichler | 07 June 2023

The NHS Volunteer Responders Programme is set to be expanded to help the struggling social care s...

Review into Leicester unrest launched

By William Eichler | 26 May 2023

The Government has commissioned an independent review into the unrest in Leicester last year that...

Councils hit by further Capita data breach

By William Eichler | 19 May 2023

Local authorities said they were taking action after a data breach by the revenues and benefits s...

Local elections 'well run' but voter ID concerns remain

By William Eichler | 05 May 2023

The first local elections requiring residents to show ID were ‘well run’ but the new law prevente...

Councils face 'Kafkaesque' barriers to net zero

By William Eichler | 03 May 2023

Local authorities face ‘Kafkaesque’ barriers to achieving net zero goals, a new report backed by ...

Gambling reforms 'vague,' public health directors say

By William Eichler | 27 April 2023

The Government’s gambling reforms are ‘vague’ and ‘disappointing,’ according to the representativ...

Legal threat pushes Devon CC to pause care cuts

By William Eichler | 17 April 2023

Devon CC will pause its plans to cut adult day and respite services after the mental health chari...