Slashing preventative services and home-building incentives won’t solve councils’ funding crisis
Changes in how funding is distributed between councils appear set to result in the erosion of local government services across vast swathes of England. The Government today announced a shake-up in the funding model for councils. The main formula for local government...
DCN responds to council reorganisation update
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has said that no alternative exists to strong, community-focused councils, in response to the Local Government Minister’s update on the reorganisation of councils today. In a written statement to MPs, Jim McMahon MP summarised the...
Cllr Bridget Smith: ‘Communities support green energy’
Cllr Bridget Smith, Vice Chair of the District Councils’ Network and Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council gave evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into ‘Enabling sustainable electrification of the UK economy’ on Wednesday 17 January. DCN...