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Dan Peters

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Bosses rush to meet BCF deadline

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Government health and social care officials are still working to ensure three Better Care Fund (B...

Turn down improvement and face 'other measures'

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Alternative measures should be introduced in cases where poorly-performing councils refuse to eng...

Regions need 'stronger voice' at Smith Square

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

The chairman of East Midlands Councils has called for the Local Government Association (LGA) to a...

EXCLUSIVE: Fiscal fears rocket

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

The MJ/LGiU study reveals fears over statutory duties and low funding, as local government financ...

Something better change

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

The MJ’s fourth joint finance survey with the Local Government Information Unit makes clear counc...

Fears over greater intervention

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

An ex-executive director of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has railed...

'Take ownership of improvements' Brum is told

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers has urged his authority to take ownership of ...

Strategic progress on CSE needs to filter down, report finds

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Progress in tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) at a strategic level has not yet filtered do...

Miliband apologises for Labour failure in Rotherham

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2015

Labour leader Ed Miliband has apologised for his party’s failure to tackle child sexual exploitat...

Manchester devolution hailed as 'radical'

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

A key architect of the Manchester devolution deal has advised others seeking more powers from Whi...