Author Profile

Dan Peters

Dan Peters

Articles by Dan Peters

HOMELESSNESS

Rayner chairs first cross-government homelessness group meeting

By Dan Peters | 07 November 2024

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has chaired the first meeting of the cross-government group o...

IMPROVEMENT

Counties delay peer challenges

By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024

English county councils appear to be putting off inviting peer challenges from the Local Governme...

SOCIAL CARE

Call to fully fund National Living Wage rise to keep care 'afloat'

By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024

Adult social care directors have called on the Government to fully fund the increases in National...

AUTUMN BUDGET

UKSPF allocations slashed by 40%

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2024

Allocations from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) have been cut by 40% to £900m for a ‘transit...

IMPROVEMENT

Peers urge chief to intervene in planning service

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2024

Tandridge DC’s chief executive David Ford needs to intervene to sort out the council’s planning s...

POLITICS

Budget: Minimum wage and National Insurance rises to hit councils

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed rises to the minimum wage and employers’ National Insuranc...

LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE

Select committee member loses Labour whip as police investigate

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2024

A Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee member has lost the Labour whip after a vid...

FINANCE

More 'unpalatable' decisions ahead, says finance chief

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024

A sector finance expert has warned councils will have to continue making ‘unpalatable’ decisions.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rayner paves the way for standards

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has paved the way for a return to remote meetings and giving ...

COUNCILLORS

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers look to strengthen councillor standards

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024

The new Government is considering options to strengthen the standards and conduct for those in lo...

MOSt READ news

View all News
  1. Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data
  2. Hampshire hits reorganisation deadlock
  3. Minister: 500,000 figure for unitaries an 'average'
  4. Consultants earn from reorganisation shake-up
  5. Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays
footer-logo

©2024 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408