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Council leaders criticise rejection of key Hewitt recommendation

By William Eichler | 15 June 2023

Council leaders have welcomed the Hewitt report into Integrated Care Systems but criticised the G...

Russian hackers accessed private data, council says

By William Eichler | 08 June 2023

Gloucester City Council has warned residents that some personal information may have been stolen ...

NHS volunteer programme expanded into social care

By William Eichler | 07 June 2023

The NHS Volunteer Responders Programme is set to be expanded to help the struggling social care s...

Review into Leicester unrest launched

By William Eichler | 26 May 2023

The Government has commissioned an independent review into the unrest in Leicester last year that...

Councils hit by further Capita data breach

By William Eichler | 19 May 2023

Local authorities said they were taking action after a data breach by the revenues and benefits s...

Local elections 'well run' but voter ID concerns remain

By William Eichler | 05 May 2023

The first local elections requiring residents to show ID were ‘well run’ but the new law prevente...

Councils face 'Kafkaesque' barriers to net zero

By William Eichler | 03 May 2023

Local authorities face ‘Kafkaesque’ barriers to achieving net zero goals, a new report backed by ...

Gambling reforms 'vague,' public health directors say

By William Eichler | 27 April 2023

The Government’s gambling reforms are ‘vague’ and ‘disappointing,’ according to the representativ...

Legal threat pushes Devon CC to pause care cuts

By William Eichler | 17 April 2023

Devon CC will pause its plans to cut adult day and respite services after the mental health chari...

Safeguarding review of child sex abuse case withheld

By William Eichler | 11 April 2023

Walsall Safeguarding Partnership (WSP) will not be publishing its review into the largest child s...