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William Eichler

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Council leaders welcome decrease in delayed transfers

By William Eichler | 11 January 2018

Council leaders have welcomed a reduction in the number of days patients who are ready to be disc...

Council 'struggling' to resettle refugees

By William Eichler | 11 January 2018

A Welsh authority is struggling to rehouse Syrian refugees because of a shortage of suitable hous...

Welsh councils must tackle causes of homelessness, watchdog says

By William Eichler | 09 January 2018

Local authorities in Wales need to do more to tackle the ‘underlying causes’ of homelessness, aud...

Council leader faces no confidence vote

By William Eichler | 09 January 2018

Windsor & Maidenhead RBC's leader is facing a motion of no confidence after his controversial ope...

Council warns of 'unprecedented' fire safety funding gap

By William Eichler | 03 January 2018

Croydon LBC has called on the Government to provide financial support to councils struggling to p...

Kensington & Chelsea announces 'far-reaching' review of Grenfell management

By William Eichler | 02 January 2018

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has announced a ‘thorough and far-reaching’ review into the arms-length...

Councils forced to commit 'valuable resources' to cope with UC roll out

By William Eichler | 02 January 2018

Local authorities are being forced to commit ‘valuable resources’ to tackling the effects of Univ...

Committee calls for 'fundamental review' of foster system

By William Eichler | 22 December 2017

MPs have called on the Government to carry out a ‘fundamental review’ of the whole foster care sy...

Javid proposes compromise over Yorkshire devolution

By William Eichler | 21 December 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has attempted to break Yorkshire's deadlock with a proposal to ...

Council reaches settlement with victims of alleged paedophile

By William Eichler | 20 December 2017

A council has agreed to pay eight victims of an alleged paedophile in an out-of-court settlement.