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WHITEHALL
Councils need the power to set fees
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2023
While the DCN welcomes the proposed increases to planning fees, what councils need is the power t...
HUMAN RESOURCES
District leaders welcome proposed planning fee boost
By William Eichler | 01 March 2023
District council leaders have welcomed a proposal that could increase planning fees to help over-...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking beyond growth
By Paul Marinko | 28 February 2023
While the focus on this month’s Budget will be on growth, the faltering economy means councils ar...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Our communities know district councils are delivering
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 28 February 2023
Independent analysis commissioned ahead of the District Councils’ Network conference is a vindica...
PLANNING
We need a bottom up approach to planning, says MP
27 February 2023
We need a bottom up approach to planning to empower communities, Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper...
WHITEHALL
Ministers set to hire chief for new watchdog
27 February 2023
Ministers are set to launch a recruitment drive for a chief executive and ‘full advisory board’ f...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Top-down asylum plans are a catastrophe in waiting
By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023
Barely a week goes by without a council discovering a Home Office plan to relocate asylum seekers...
DEVOLUTION
We still have a desperate need for local growth
By Jackie Sadek | 21 February 2023
Jackie Sadek says the real way to supercharge the economy is to give powers back to local communi...
REORGANISATION
Keeping local government local
By Colin Copus | 21 February 2023
As delegates gather for the District Councils’ Network Annual Conference in Hertfordshire, Colin ...
PLANNING
Fighting for freedom
By Ann McGauran | 21 February 2023
The District Councils’ Network conference takes place this week. Ann McGauran talks to those who ...
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- The process for fiscal devolution is clear and the deadline is real
- EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Lords block government move to influence council pension investments
- Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
Library Manager Service Development
£51,356 to £55,539 per annum
Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job
Supervising Associate Lawyer
£62691.0000 - £73753.0000 per annum
Supervising Associate Lawyer - Dispute Resolution/Civil LitigationPermanent, Full Time£62,691 - £73,753 per annumLocation: ChelmsfordWorking Style: An Apply for this job
Director of Regeneration and Planning
circa £130,000
The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job
- The process for fiscal devolution is clear and the deadline is real
- EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Lords block government move to influence council pension investments
- Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
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