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Dan Peters

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WHITEHALL

London councils' 'patchy support' for extremism strategy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2015

The current approach to preventing extremism in London is ‘top down’ and makes it ‘difficult to e...

WHITEHALL

'Crisis awaits' local government pension scheme

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2015

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) is a ‘national embarrassment’ and ‘crisis awaits,’ a s...

FINANCE

Committee unlikely to publish LOBO report

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2015

The communities and local government (CLG) committee’s inquiry into controversial Lender Option B...

FINANCE

Integration cash and council tax freeze in settlement

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

Local authorities in Scotland will receive £250m from the NHS as part of a ‘radical reform to the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devo bill ignites talks

By Sam Clayden | 16 December 2015

A wave of talks on reorganisation has been sparked by government amendments to the Cities and Loc...

BUSINESS

Serco will keep council contracts

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

Troubled outsourcing firm Serco this week reversed a decision to sell off its environmental servi...

HEALTH

Authorities left to 'pick up pieces' of health crisis

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

Local government could be left to ‘pick up the pieces’ from the NHS’ financial crisis, an expert ...

WHITEHALL

Rates retention scrutinised

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

The impact of 100% business rates retention on English council finances will be examined in a new...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Fiscal devolution 'must go further'

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2015

The devolution of fiscal powers must go further in order to create a sustainable system of local ...

FINANCE

Counter-fraud hub will 'save millions'

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2015

All 32 London boroughs have agreed to join together to procure a counter-fraud hub that will be f...

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