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Dan Peters

Dan Peters

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HEALTH

Health and social care leaders call for government investment

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2015

Council and health leaders have called on the Government to invest money to protect the ‘chronica...

HEALTH

Leader: NHS problems could be sorted out by council directors

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2015

A good team of local government finance directors could easily sort out the problems in the NHS, ...

WHITEHALL

Chief executive struggling with post-2017 plan

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The chief executive of Doncaster MBC has admitted that she is struggling to come up with a plan t...

FINANCE

Future of sector-led improvement up for debate

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation for council chief executives a...

FINANCE

Councils forced to consider self-funding

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils are being forced to think seriously about becoming self-funding as they plan their finan...

WHITEHALL

DCLG 'must reinforce relationships with Whitehall'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The former head of the Civil Service has admitted the Department for Communities and Local Govern...

WHITEHALL

LGPS prepared to take legal action over CIVs

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Local government pension schemes (LGPS) could launch legal action if Whitehall pushes them to use...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling CSE needs more 'statutory teeth'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Chief executives have been urged to provide challenge as well as support to their council’s effor...

HEALTH

RSP fails to reflect 40% cut in grants say councils

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Town halls have attacked the Government’s revenue spending power (RSP) calculation for failing to...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Still much to do' after Ofsted report

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The new children’s services director at Manchester City Council has admitted there is still a lot...

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