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Dan Peters

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Call for 'radical rethink' of forced academisation

By Dan Peters | 05 April 2016

Labour has called for a ‘radical rethink’ of the forced academisation of all primary and secondar...

LGA defends 'difficult decisions' forced by cuts

By Dan Peters | 04 April 2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) has defended councils in England after research found spen...

First city director hired on £35k less than chief executive

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2016

Stoke-on-Trent has appointed David Sidaway as its first ever city director.

SIB centre of excellence joint venture

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2016

A centre of excellence for social impact bonds (SIB) will be created as part of a five-year partn...

Leader weighs up merits of wealth funds

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2016

A regional investment bank or a sovereign wealth fund for the West Midlands is among the ideas be...

What now for transformation?

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2016

A multi-agency network created to help transform local public services was one of the victims of ...

Fresh meeting forced after legal threat

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2016

Chesterfield BC has been forced to reconsider its decision to become a member of Sheffield city r...

Sector told to 'do more with less' on fraud

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2016

Local government must adopt a ‘new approach to tackling fraud’ despite budget reductions, new gui...

Directors welcome care wage report

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2016

Adult social care directors have welcomed a report that reveals more than 200,000 care workers ar...

Council tax set to rise 14%

By Dan Peters | 22 March 2016

Council tax will rise by 14% in real terms by 2020/21, official forecasts have suggested.