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Dan Peters

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Croydon told to act on interims

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Croydon LBC has been told to move quickly to put a ‘substantive management team in place’ due to ...

Call for sector to 'resist' MPs' role in Levelling up Fund

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2021

A council leader has urged local government to ‘resist’ the role of MPs in the Levelling up Fund.

Keeping children in sight

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2021

Last week allegations of ill-treatment at a children’s home in Cardiff were in the spotlight. Dan...

Government warned of 'soaring summer of homelessness'

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2021

The Government will fail to fulfil its manifesto commitment of ending rough sleeping for good by ...

Surrey chief part of four-strong team of Liverpool commissioners

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2021

Surrey CC’s chief executive Joanna Killian will be part of the team of independent commissioners ...

Patel reveals rota replacement scheme for unaccompanied asylum seeking children

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2021

A new rota scheme will better distribute responsibility for unaccompanied asylum seeking children...

Call for 'urgent review' of quarantine hotels amid outbreaks

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2021

Reading Council has called for an ‘urgent review of COVID safety protocols’ at government-run tra...

Call for 'radical system change' after children's home claims

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2021

A charity chief has called for ‘radical system change’ after whistleblowers claimed youngsters wi...

Hillier in financial sustainability transparency warning

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2021

The chair of an influential government spending watchdog has warned of a lack of transparency aro...

LGA in 'unsustainable' warning after children's services overspend

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2021

Derbyshire CC, and Ealing and Croydon LBCs recorded the biggest children’s services overspends in...