Articles by Laura Sharman
Council's legal challenge to Dorset reorganisation to proceed to High Court
By Laura Sharman | 22 June 2018
Christchurch BC has been given permission to take its case against local government reorganisatio...
Half of council staff considering quitting their job, survey finds
By Laura Sharman | 18 June 2018
Half of council employees are thinking of leaving their job for less stressful work, according to...
Hospital admissions could have been avoided, say MPs
By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2018
Nearly 1.5 million emergency hospital admissions could have been avoided if the right care had be...
Protect our social workers from violence
By Laura Sharman | 06 June 2018
Social workers should be given the same protection from violence as emergency workers, according ...
Gloucestershire leader blasts voter ID
By Laura Sharman | 03 May 2018
Gloucestershire County Council's Labour group leader has branded voter ID a ‘calculated effort to...
Government has 'underestimated' children's centre closures
By Laura Sharman | 10 April 2018
As many as 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres could have closed in the last eight years - double...
Older renters ignored by housing policy, charity claims
By Laura Sharman | 27 March 2018
Older private renters are being overlooked by housing policy despite being more likely to report ...
Three councils face intervention over local plans
By Laura Sharman | 26 March 2018
Three councils are facing government intervention over their failure to produce a local plan.
Ombudsman warns councils not to outsource responsibility
By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2018
Councils have been urged by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to keep a ‘robust oversight’ of ...
Council chiefs 'pessimistic' about Brexit
By Laura Sharman | 06 March 2018
More than six out of 10 council chief executives and leaders believe Brexit will be damaging to t...
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