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Articles by William Eichler
Stoke-on-Trent given three months to improve 'inadequate' children's services
By William Eichler | 01 November 2019
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has given Stoke-on-Trent City Council three months to establ...
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.
- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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