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Dan Peters

Dan Peters

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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs network to double in size

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020

The network of nine chief executives who represented their regions in the run-up to Brexit will b...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Industrial action risk as employers mull sticking with 2% pay offer

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020

Council employers are keeping open the option of doubling down on their 2% pay offer to the union...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Council rejects budget control review

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2020

Warrington Council has rejected a number of findings from an independent review of its approach t...

BUSINESS

Audit firms look overseas amid shortage

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2020

Audit firms are having to resort to recruiting overseas to fill public sector vacancies because o...

FINANCE

Whitfield questions 100% rates retention

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2020

A top council finance director has questioned the ability of 100% business rates retention to fun...

FINANCE

£3bn overspend on children's social care in five years - LGA

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2020

Demand and funding pressures have forced councils to overspend on children’s social care budgets ...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

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 ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

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