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Articles by Dan Peters

Whitehall drags its feet on planning fees

By Dan Peters | 19 July 2017

A government commitment to allow councils to increase planning fees by 20% if they commit to rein...

CIPFA conference: Boylan hits out at 'initiativitis'

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2017

The chief executive of Greater Manchester Combined Authority has attacked the 'initiativitis' tha...

CIPFA: Institute to toughen prudential code

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has pledged to 'toughen' the pr...

CIPFA conference: Councils will be at back of queue

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017

Councils will be at the back of the public sector queue for additional funding, a senior local go...

Ofsted praises Norfolk's improvements

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017

Norfolk CC’s new children’s services leadership team has ‘maintained its momentum and is driving ...

Chief's role may face axe in council's corporate review

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017

Derbyshire CC has revealed it is considering a proposal to axe the chief executive role – as Basi...

Kids' director resigns prior to dismissal meeting

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017

Bury MBC’s executive director of children, young people and culture resigned ahead of a full coun...

Spielman heralds new relationship with ADCS

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2017

Ofsted’s chief inspector has said she wants to ‘strengthen the relationship’ between her organisa...

Council chiefs urged to 'seize the day'

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2017

Local authorities should ‘seize the day’ to secure inward investment for their areas, a former Go...

Call for mental health impact in council reports

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2017

Every council report should detail the potential impact decisions will have on residents’ mental ...