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Dan Peters

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Jenrick tells councils to pass cash to care providers

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has told councils to pass on government funding to care prov...

Supreme Court blocks Whitehall pensions interference

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Government attempts to prevent councils boycotting Israel through their pension schemes have been...

IFS: Council tax ripe for reform in Wales

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020

Council tax in Wales is ‘ripe for reform’ with bills now based on property values from 17 years a...

Pension funds urge Barclays to go further on climate action

By Dan Peters | 29 April 2020

Two local government pension funds have urged Barclays to go further on its climate commitments a...

EXCLUSIVE: Pandemic workshops cancelled months before virus

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 29 April 2020

Planned pandemic-preparedness workshops for councils in 2018 were cancelled due to lack of take-u...

Districts win in latest allocations

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Districts have won a significantly higher share of funding in the latest allocations of governmen...

EXCLUSIVE: Government forced to correct 'name and shame' data

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Councils have been left furious after government data on how quickly councils are doling out gran...

CIPFA releases new deficits guidance

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Councils will not be required to put aside money from their general reserves to support future fu...

Unions hit back as employers seek to end pay talks

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

Trade unions have hit back at local government employers’ attempts to close down talks on pay.

EXCLUSIVE: Government blocks release of coronavirus modelling

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2020

The Cabinet Office is understood to be blocking the release of key data on expected coronavirus i...