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Dan Peters

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McVey: Some people will be worse off under Universal Credit

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2018

Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has admitted that some people will be worse off as a res...

Conference hears tourist tax call

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2018

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has used its annual conference to call for f...

Sturgeon: Council Brexit role essential

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2018

The role of councils in preparing for the ‘extremely serious consequences for communities across ...

Barking & Dagenham first council to sign May's race charter

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2018

Barking & Dagenham LBC has become the first council to sign up to the Race at Work Charter announ...

Children's services under pressure at embattled council

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2018

Powys CC’s children’s services remain ‘under considerable pressure’ as the council attempts to im...

'Significant' rise in council commercialisation deals

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2018

Spending by English councils on trading services has ‘increased significantly’ over the last four...

Northamptonshire seeks to stabilise finances

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2018

Cash-strapped Northamptonshire CC has agreed a stabilisation plan to help deal with an in-year fo...

Burnham plans 'as bold as NHS creation'

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2018

Greater Manchester’s mayor has heralded a series of health reforms that he claims will be ‘equall...

Delay to apprenticeship scheme

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2018

Plans for a child and family social worker apprenticeship have been hit by delays.

Damning report on leadership diversity

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2018

‘Little progress’ is being made in increasing the diversity of senior leadership in local authori...