Articles by Laura Sharman
Council reserves grow by £10bn
By Laura Sharman | 02 February 2022
The amount held in local authority reserves in England has increased to £29bn by the end of 2020-...
Government could scrap mandatory vaccines for care staff
By Laura Sharman | 01 February 2022
The Government is considering scrapping compulsory COVID vaccines for health and care workers in ...
A fifth of UK councils yet to publish climate action plan, research finds
By Laura Sharman | 27 January 2022
A fifth of councils have not published a plan to tackle climate change despite many declaring a c...
Five firms fined £33m over prepaid cards cartel
By Laura Sharman | 20 January 2022
Five firms that provided councils with prepaid cards for vulnerable people have been fined more t...
Minister 'minded' to intervene at Sandwell Council
By Laura Sharman | 19 January 2022
The Government is considering sending in commissions into Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council d...
Half of councils forced to ration care, survey reveals
By Laura Sharman | 14 January 2022
Staff shortages have forced more than half of councils in England to ration social care and suppo...
MPs call for voter ID plans to be halted
By Laura Sharman | 13 December 2021
The Government's voter ID plans should be paused to determine if the measures are 'fit-for-purpos...
HMJ: People report 'poor' experience of using mental health services
By Laura Sharman | 08 December 2021
People’s experience of mental health care is at their lowest point in eight years, a new survey h...
HMJ: Home care services facing 'invisible crisis'
By Laura Sharman | 08 December 2021
A think tank has warned that as many as 110,000 people could lose out on home care by April 2022 ...
HMJ: Smoking could kill two million more people by 2041
By Laura Sharman | 08 December 2021
Two million people could die over the next 20 years unless there is radical action to reduce smok...
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