DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Ian Miller: my biggest gripes at the moment

By Ian Miller | 13 December 2017

Ian Miller rounds up the biggest frustrations for district chiefs as another year draws to a close.

FINANCE

The pressure on district finances is as real as other authorities

By Jill Penn | 06 December 2017

This is a period of fast-moving change. Jill Penn looks at where this leaves district finances an...

TRANSFORMATION

District voices are being heard in the transformation debate

By John Fuller | 21 November 2017

Cllr John Fuller believes district calls for transformation to be driven by bottom up solutions a...

WHITEHALL

Javid rejects DCLG capacity fears

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has rejected accusations that his Whitehall department is too s...

FINANCE

Government pushes ahead with New Homes Bonus changes

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2017

The Government has decided to push ahead with a raft of controversial changes to the New Homes Bo...

PLANNING

Planning authorities demand radical financial reforms

By Ian Miller | 25 October 2017

Ian Miller calls for planning authorities to be allowed to set fees on the basis of full cost rec...

PLANNING

Housing is a national priority - don't discourage districts

By Cllr John Fuller | 04 October 2017

Cllr John Fuller makes an impassioned plea to the Government not to reduce the new homes bonus, w...

FINANCE

Budget submissions led by CIPFA Brexit warning

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2017

The financial implications of a Brexit deal should be taken into account when the chancellor deci...

COUNCIL TAX

Rules leave authorities unable to recover council tax debt

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2017

Councils have questioned renewed guidance on prosecutions for non-payment of council tax, which s...

HEALTH

DCN in prevention precept call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2017

District councils have called for the introduction of a new health precept on council tax to rais...

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