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Dan Peters

Articles by Dan Peters

DCLG accused of abdicating responsibility over council cuts

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2017

National Audit Office boss Sir Amyas Morse has accused central government of an ‘out of sight, ou...

'Hasten pooling of assets' CIV is told

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Local government minister Marcus Jones has pressed the London collective investment vehicle (CIV)...

Charities probed over business rates avoidance

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Five charities are being investigated for putting their funds at risk due to suspected business r...

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

DoH set to honour cap on care costs

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

The Department of Health has insisted it will stand by its pledge to cap the costs of care from 2...

Money talks

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Dan Peters reveals the results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey which give a stark...

Active fund management 'expensive folly'

By Dan Peters | 02 February 2017

Active fund management of the local government pension scheme’s (LGPS) assets has been an ‘expens...

Northern leaders call for May to reconsider Brexit 'snub'

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Prime minister Theresa May has been urged to visit the north of England for Brexit talks as leade...

LGA raps discount lending plan

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Current Whitehall plans to offer £1bn of discounted lending to councils would have a ‘positive bu...

LEPs 'must be more transparent'

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Renewed calls have been made for local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to be more transparent in t...