SOCIAL CARE

This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder

By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021

The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...

PLANNING

Give districts an equal voice in county deals

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 December 2021

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen explains why district councils want to have an equal voice in developing c...

FINANCE

Prudential code changes sparks fear for district finances

By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2021

Plans to change the rules on prudential borrowing have provoked fears that district councils’ fin...

FINANCE

Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig need to cut Peppa Pig some slack

By Ian Miller | 01 December 2021

Did the secretary of state Michael Gove signal last week that some functions or powers are going ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

EXCLUSIVE: Districts in county deals warning

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2021

District council leaders have warned county deals will fail unless local government secretary Mic...

WHITEHALL

Government launches MRP crackdown

By Mark Conrad | 30 November 2021

Councils will be prevented from using capital receipts to replace minimum revenue provision (MRP)...

BUSINESS

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,...

LEISURE

DCN members stand ready to create greener communities

By Sam Chapman-Allen | 02 November 2021

The dedicated local government day at COP on 11 November gives us the chance to showcase what cou...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Time very well spent

26 October 2021

It’s never easy being the new boy.

WHITEHALL

Gove in major review of new department

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

A wide-scale review of every single programme is underway at the new Department for Levelling Up,...

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