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Articles by William Eichler
Special needs provision in schools cut by over £1bn
By William Eichler | 16 April 2019
Children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities have lost out on £1...
Council 'significantly' changing approach to Swansea Bay city deal
By William Eichler | 12 April 2019
Neath Port Talbot Council will change its approach to the Swansea Bay city deal after reviews fou...
Scottish councils lose more than £120m due to 'weak' financial controls
By William Eichler | 11 April 2019
Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in local government ‘may be unde...
Whitehall prepares for EU elections
By William Eichler | 02 April 2019
The Government has written to the Electoral Commission confirming it will help local authorities ...
Council tax rises will not fix 'chronically underfunded' care system
By William Eichler | 06 March 2019
Increases in council tax will fail to fix the ‘chronically underfunded’ social care system, local...
Glasgow bids to pilot asylum reforms
By Martin Ford | 05 March 2019
A Scottish council hopes to pilot a scheme enabling asylum seekers to work while their applicatio...
Councils 'failing' children exploited by gangs, report reveals
By William Eichler | 28 February 2019
The same mistakes that led to child sexual exploitation failings are being repeated with gangs, t...
Counties urge Whitehall to 'look again' at social care funding formula
By William Eichler | 22 February 2019
County councils have voiced concerns over the Government’s proposed formula for funding adult soc...
Local authority business provision 'lacks transparency' - MSPs
By William Eichler | 20 February 2019
Scottish MSPs have criticised a local authority scheme that aims to help businesses grow for lack...
Council denies 'litany of failures' in Shamima Begum case
By William Eichler | 19 February 2019
Tower Hamlets LBC has denied claims it was responsible for a ‘litany of failures’ leading up to t...
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