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Dan Peters

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Rayner: Labour would devolve skills

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

A Labour Government would be committed to devolving responsibility for skills to city regions and...

Hawthorne: Local industrial strategies could go same way as devolution

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

Parts of the country could be left behind when Whitehall rolls out its local industrial strategie...

New indemnity mutual: We have learnt from LAML

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2018

The advisers behind the Local Government Association’s (LGA) new indemnity mutual insist they hav...

Union call for investment management change

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Trade union Unison has called for council pension funds to bring their investment management in-h...

Risk warning over appeals fund delay

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Government plans to introduce the central funding of business rate appeals a year after 75% rates...

Watchdog hails leadership at Scottish council

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Scotland’s public spending watchdog has hailed the improved leadership of councillors and officer...

East Midlands unitaries 'would help region compete'

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Leicestershire CC’s leader has outlined his vision for unitary councils covering the East Midland...

Hillier laments Whitehall cost shunting

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

An influential MP has raised concerns about Whitehall cost shunting.

Davies takes forced mergers off table

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Wales’ cabinet secretary for local government Alun Davies has taken forced council mergers off th...

Brum 'not tackling issues quickly enough'

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

‘Crucial issues’ with the running of Birmingham City Council raised by Lord Kerslake in a report ...