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Dan Peters

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Government told to 'stop dithering' over fair funding

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2020

Stockton-on-Tees BC’s leader has called on the Government to ‘stop dithering’ and tell councils h...

Councils demand extra planning powers

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020

Councils have called on the Government to use its White Paper to give them powers to take action ...

Frustration grows over SEND deficits funding crackdown

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020

Councils are unhappy about the Government’s message that they cannot rely on schools block fundin...

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for say in devo White Paper

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Councils are battling to ‘jointly craft’ the devolution White Paper ahead of its publication late...

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers to redraw LEP boundary map if edict ignored

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Ministers have told local enterprise partnerships (LEP) they will redraw the boundary map early i...

Planning White Paper to promote US-style zoning

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

The upcoming planning White Paper is expected to promote a US-style zoning approach.

Community tensions rise amid Coronavirus outbreak

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2020

Reports of increasing community tensions ‘across multiple areas’ have been picked up by the Gover...

Councils consider judicial review amid SEND crisis

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2020

Councils are starting to talk to lawyers about a potential judicial review of the Government amid...

Call for new audit board

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2020

An independent review has been urged to back the creation of a board to oversee the local audit s...

'Low pace' of London pension pooling could increase fees

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2020

London’s boroughs could have to pay an extra £20,000 fees for a collective investment vehicle (CI...