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Dan Peters

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Council apologises for mould and damp

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC has vowed to improve its performance on mould and damp after it came top...

Delayed SEND review to reduce 'local variation'

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2021

Proposals coming out of the Government’s review of special educational needs and disability (SEND...

EXCLUSIVE: Insurance mutual prepares 'fresh offer' for councils

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2021

The Local Government Association’s (LGA) fledgling insurance mutual is preparing a ‘fresh offer’ ...

LGA insists in-person peer reviews will continue for now

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2021

Local Government Association (LGA) peer reviews will continue to be held in person despite a call...

Government finally publishes levelling up model after criticism

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The Government has finally published the model it used to prioritise cash allocations from its le...

Minister tells councils price of devolution

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

Levelling up minister Neil O’Brien has told councils they will have to improve their ‘governance,...

Government tight-lipped on Thanet response

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The Government has refused to disclose how it is responding to long-standing issues at Thanet DC ...

Call for investment in homelessness data

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The head of Whitehall’s ‘what works’ centre on homelessness has called for better data infrastruc...

DLUHC PPS reappointed after sacking

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2021

Cabinet minister Michael Gove’s Parliamentary private secretary (PPS) has been reappointed hours ...

Ombudsman launches planning probe

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2021

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how a council d...