The latest articles written by William Eichler

HEALTH

DCN in prevention precept call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2017

District councils have called for the introduction of a new health precept on council tax to rais...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council leaders urge action after tragedy warning

By William Eichler | 22 September 2017

Council leaders have called on the Government to take action after inspectors said conditions in ...

ENVIRONMENT

Air quality probe launched

By William Eichler | 21 September 2017

An investigation into allegations Cheshire East Council manipulated air quality data has been lau...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Out-of-borough children home placements rocket

By William Eichler | 18 September 2017

Department for Education figures have shown a 78% increase in youngsters placed in children’s hom...

FINANCE

Committee to probe council spending

By William Eichler | 14 September 2017

A review of how local authorities in Scotland prioritise spending and assess the impact of increa...

HEALTH

MPs back social care system overhaul

By William Eichler | 31 August 2017

A poll of 100 English MPs has found just one in 10 believe the current social care system is suit...

WHITEHALL

Government reveals details of building regulations review

By William Eichler | 30 August 2017

The Government has today published the terms of reference for the independent review of building ...

BUSINESS

Homecare market under growing pressure

By William Eichler | 24 August 2017

The continued under-funding of adult social care is placing the homecare provider market under a ...

FIRE SAFETY

Kensington & Chelsea to use £40m from reserves for Grenfell survivors

By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 August 2017

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has proposed to use £40m, initially from reserves to provide permanent ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Call for more women in local government

By William Eichler | 21 August 2017

Council leaders have admitted that the move towards gender balance in local government should be ...

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