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Dan Peters

Articles by Dan Peters

Councils' role in school improvement under threat

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

MPs have called for a ‘fundamental reassessment of accountability and oversight’ for all schools ...

'Long way to go' for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

A ‘world of far-reaching, competitive fiscal devolution’ is some way off, according to new analys...

Fury over Whitehall's failure to consult on funding formula

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

The Government’s ‘unprecedented’ decision not to carry out a technical consultation before this y...

Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...

Cameron's Tory council leader tables worst-case scenario cuts

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

The Conservative leader of prime minister David Cameron’s council has risked reigniting the row o...

Councils bid for school powers return

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016

Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...

Pensions platform can directly manage assets

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2016

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has been authorised to begin directly managing assets ...

Lawyers a 'barrier to change,' says survey

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

One in five local authority lawyers admit they are thought of as a ‘roadblock to change and innov...

Pilot scheme to aid authorities' planning departments

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Planning applications could be processed by private sector bodies or other councils under pilot s...

High Court says council can end £160m contract

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

A High Court judge has urged other local authorities to learn lessons after throwing out a bid to...