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Dan Peters

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CIPFA pleads for Oflog costs to be kept down

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024

It is ‘unrealistic’ to think the Office for Local Government (Oflog) will not pile fresh resource...

Lending rates could spike after audit reset, LGA warns

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024

Proposals to reset the local audit system and clear the backlog of accounts could drive up the le...

Call for Whitehall homelessness strategy after rough sleeping spike

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024

London Councils has called for a cross-departmental strategy to reduce homelessness after Governm...

LGA 'strengthens' peer challenge but still won't name and shame resistant councils

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched its ‘strengthened’ corporate peer challenge (...

Government 'recognises' increased temporary accommodation demand

By Dan Peters | 29 February 2024

The Government has said it recognises the challenges local authorities face in responding to the ...

Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2024

Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.

Audit Commission fears continue to haunt Oflog

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2024

A senior sector figure has expressed concerns about the Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) dir...

Slough intervention could continue after November - Government

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024

Whitehall intervention in Conservative-led Slough BC could continue beyond November, the Governme...

Axing fund would be 'disastrous,' Hunt warned

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024

The impact of ending the Household Support Fund would be ‘disastrous,’ urban councils have warned.

Lack of AI policies could have 'catastrophic consequences'

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024

More than three out of four UK councils do not have usage policies for artificial intelligence (A...