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Cllr Richard Watts

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DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Clobbered by COVID

By Cllr Richard Watts | 17 June 2020

Chair of the Local Government Association's Resources Board Cllr Richard Watts argues that centra...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Focusing on fostering pressures

By Cllr Richard Watts | 29 November 2016

Rising numbers of children entering care means the foster system is under severe pressure. Cllr R...

FINANCE

The problem solvers

By Cllr Richard Watts | 25 November 2015

The freedom to create local solutions to solve local problems is vital for local government, and ...

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