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Articles by Dan Peters

Council to lose third senior officer in quick succession

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2022

Harborough DC is to lose its third senior officer in a few months next week.

Delay to cyber funding

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2022

Millions of pounds of funding to help local authorities improve their cyber-resilience may not re...

LEPs remain in dark over future

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2022

Key questions about the future functions and funding of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) remai...

EXCLUSIVE: Josephs stonewalled on partygate after Cabinet Office advice

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2022

Sheffield City Council’s absent chief executive Kate Josephs was following Cabinet Office require...

Chief executive loses £4.9m tribunal claim

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2022

A council chief executive has lost an employment tribunal claim for £4.9m.

County council raids reserves for final budget

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2022

North Yorkshire CC faces having to draw on its cash reserves to meet service demand in its last y...

A wake up call for social housing

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2022

Media reports of the shocking state of some homes has given social housing providers a wake up ca...

EXCLUSIVE: DCN plans fee hike to fund 'ambitious' expansion

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2022

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is planning a membership fee hike to increase its influence ...

District warning over parish push

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2022

Making it easier to establish town and parish councils could be a ‘recipe for confusion, higher c...

EXCLUSIVE: Districts down over levelling up details

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2022

Disappointed district councils will make their case to the Government next week after the Levelli...