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Dan Peters

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Devolution deal will give region 'seat at the table'

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

A new North of Tyne directly-elected mayor will have powers in housing, planning and skills, the ...

Sloman praised by Ofsted

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

Reading Council’s new permanent chief executive, Peter Sloman, has been praised after an Ofsted m...

Council split in reserves behaviour

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

Local authorities with upper-tier responsibilities drew down from their reserves while other coun...

Fraud cases drop but value increases

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

Local authorities detected and prevented 75,000 fraud cases, saving the public purse £336m in 201...

Councils dismayed by cultural blow

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2017

Leeds City Council’s leader has been left dismayed after the European Commission said a British c...

Rates retention working group suspended

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2017

The joint Whitehall-sector responsibilities working group is expected to be suspended after takin...

Budget 2017: Housing Revenue Account cap lifted for some

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2017

The Housing Revenue Account cap will be lifted for councils in ‘high-demand areas’ and stamp duty...

'Revised timetable' for Universal Credit rollout

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2017

The Government has caved into pressure and changed the timetable for the rollout of Universal Cre...

Liverpool chief Fitzgerald rebailed alongside trio

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2017

Four men, including the suspended Liverpool City Council chief executive Ged Fitzgerald, have bee...

Chief executive appointment could be torpedoed if leader ousted

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2017

The permanent appointment of Slough Council’s interim chief executive hangs in the balance as his...