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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Crossing the Districts
15 June 2022
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill provoked a furore among district councils.
DEVOLUTION
Districts must be enabled to bring their strengths to the devolution table
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 06 June 2022
As it stands the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill relegates districts to be non-constituent mem...
WHITEHALL
Extending audit deadline will 'distract finance teams'
By Dan Peters | 23 May 2022
Extending the deadline for publishing audited local authority accounts to the end of September fo...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Clause 16 could 'emasculate' districts
By Ian Miller | 18 May 2022
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 'makes unacceptable provision to transfer district functio...
LEGISLATION
EXCLUSIVE: Government 'risks battle' on moving districts' functions without consent
By Ann McGauran | 17 May 2022
Districts will push to change the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to ensure their functions ca...
LEGISLATION
Government can abandon or change levelling up missions
12 May 2022
The Government is leaving open the possibility of abandoning or changing the White Paper's levell...
MANAGEMENT
Leaning in to leadership in districts
By Bill Cullen | 04 May 2022
The DCN staff development programme has been relaunched after a pause during COVID. Bill Cullen s...
WHITEHALL
New Natural England advice is a big deal
By Sam Chapman-Allen | 20 April 2022
A letter informing councils of advice from Natural England on requirements to mitigate nutrient p...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Porter warning over fresh reorganisation push
By Chris Mahony | 11 April 2022
Some district councils may seek unitary status to ensure they can influence the new wave of combi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Districts call to work with counties on devolution
By Martin Ford | 22 March 2022
Districts have issued a call to work alongside counties in devolution.
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Head of Neighbourhood Operations
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This is a deliberate, innovative approach to collaboration, designed to unlock scale, capability and influence Apply for this job
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When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
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