Author Profile

Dan Peters

Dan Peters

Articles by Dan Peters

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Council bank suspends lending

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2015

A council that had hoped to create a fully-fledged community bank that would be an ‘inspiration’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: 5,000 jobs to be scrapped

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

Up to 5,000 council employees working on housing benefit could be made redundant, ministers are e...

EXCLUSIVE: April date threatened by tight timetable

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

The creation of West Midlands’ combined authority could be delayed for months, The MJ can exclusi...