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Articles by William Eichler

SEND deficits 'ticking' clock, CCN warns

By William Eichler | 21 March 2025

County council leaders have warned that ‘unmanageable’ special educational needs and disabilities...

Finances threaten 1.5m housebuilding target

By William Eichler | 20 March 2025

The pressure on social housing finances at the local level could undermine the Government’s ambit...

£1.5bn announced for 'left behind' neighbourhoods

By William Eichler | 04 March 2025

Towns across the UK will benefit from a £1.5bn cash boost aimed at reviving high streets, improvi...

Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry

By William Eichler | 26 February 2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...

IT woes to cost Birmingham City Council more than £90m

By William Eichler | 21 February 2025

The failed implementation of Birmingham City Council’s new IT system could cost the taxpayer £90m...

Average wait for council housing nearly at three years

By William Eichler | 18 February 2025

The average wait for council housing has almost hit the three-year mark with one London borough r...

Southport attack report highlights 'serious issues' with Prevent

By William Eichler | 27 January 2025

A Whitehall probe into the handling of Axel Rudakubana before he carried out the Southport attack...

District warning over 500,000 threshold

By William Eichler | 24 January 2025

District councils are prepared to engage with local government reorganisation but warn against ‘r...

Social care delays leading to 'dangerously long' hospital stays

By William Eichler | 17 January 2025

Almost one in seven hospital beds were occupied last week by patients who were medically fit to b...

ADCS: Cuts have led to poor safeguarding outcomes for children

By William Eichler | 15 January 2025

The combination of poor-quality housing and the cost-of-living crisis is contributing to ‘family ...