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Dan Peters

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EXCLUSIVE: Asylum hotel use may increase as small boat crossings continue

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2024

Asylum hotels are expected to remain open for months, with the Home Office privately suggesting t...

Social care wage rise call

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2024

Unions have called for wages to rise in social care to resolve the ‘recruitment crisis’.

Council information call ahead of early prisoner release

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2024

Councils have called for more information as the Government prepares to ‘temporarily’ reduce the ...

Inspectorate looks to scale back diversity publishing

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2024

The Planning Inspectorate has begun a consultation on a proposal to stop publishing annual staff ...

Unite members to be balloted over industrial action

By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024

Strikes could begin later this autumn if workers vote for industrial action in ballots launched a...

Ministers: Increase the pace of fixing unsafe buildings

By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024

Ministers have told regulators at a round table meeting to ‘increase the pace of remediating unsa...

EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years

By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024

The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...

New Homes Bonus expansion floated

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2024

The New Homes Bonus could be expanded to combined authorities to give them an incentive to help t...

Nutrient neutrality plan won't unblock building, warn housebuilders

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2024

Labour’s proposals to address the issue of nutrient neutrality will fail to unblock the construct...

Social housing call as waiting lists grow

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2024

The Lib Dems have called for local authorities to be able to buy land at cheaper prices to help t...