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Welsh Government announces £500,000 a year for digital officer

By William Eichler | 01 November 2019

Local authority leaders in Wales have welcomed an announcement that the Welsh Government will pay...

NHS study reveals 'growing' pressure on social care sector

By William Eichler | 23 October 2019

Charity calls for ‘urgent solution’ to the care crisis as study reveals councils received two mil...

Commissioner appointed to take control of Northants' children's services

By William Eichler | 18 October 2019

The Government has appointed a new commissioner to head up Northamptonshire CC’s struggling child...

Welfare provision 'overly centralised' London council chiefs say

By William Eichler | 17 October 2019

A new report from the cross-party organisation London Councils has criticised the current approac...

Queen's speech: Whitehall to 'implement' new building safety standards

By William Eichler | 14 October 2019

The Government plans to ‘implement new building safety standards’ in order to prevent a repeat of...

Caerphilly chief executive fired for 'unlawful' pay rises

By William Eichler | 04 October 2019

The chief executive of Caerphilly County Borough Council has been sacked after a six year suspens...

70% decrease in youth services funding

By William Eichler | 25 September 2019

Local youth services have been hit by a nearly 70% decrease in funding in a decade, young people'...

Call for views on financial reporting

By William Eichler | 18 September 2019

The Government has called on the sector to feed into a review on the quality of the financial rep...

Johnson in devolution pledge

By William Eichler | 13 September 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to give more power to people and businesses in the North.

'Damning' increase in homelessness

By William Eichler | 12 September 2019

The number of households that are homeless or at risk of homelessness has increased by more than ...