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William Eichler

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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 ...

Social care sector faces 'disastrous' staffing black hole

By William Eichler | 10 September 2019

A care workers' trade union has warned of a 'disastrous' staffing black hole in England as resear...

Charity calls for re-investment in public health grant

By William Eichler | 10 September 2019

A new study of health and social care spending has found that the Government focuses too much on ...