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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Districts down over levelling up details
By Dan Peters | 15 February 2022
Disappointed district councils will make their case to the Government next week after the Levelli...
FINANCE
Government sign-off required to 'unlock' UKSPF
By Martin Ford | 08 February 2022
Councils will have to draw up investment plans to access the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), the...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
County Deals approach falls far short of treating districts as equal partners
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 February 2022
We need much stronger mechanisms to promote the active involvement of district councils in the Co...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
The white paper wait seems worth it for districts
By Ian Miller | 04 February 2022
The Government should be applauded for recognising – at last – that Whitehall does not know best ...
WHITEHALL
Ministers acknowledge long-term savings from Everyone In
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2022
Ministers have acknowledged that the Government’s Everyone In policy will achieve long-term savin...
WHITEHALL
Districts call for new homes bonus certainty
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2022
District councils have called for long-term certainty over the future of the dwindling new homes ...
FINANCE
We will spell out the benefits delivered by districts' wellbeing services
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 17 January 2022
We need a long term strategy that revitalises leisure and wellbeing services to level up the heal...
HOMELESSNESS
Districts are working hard to ensure a healthy Christmas future
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 23 December 2021
With a hard winter looming, districts are focused on making sure every rough sleeper gets a jab, ...
SOCIAL CARE
Councils express integrated care system sidelining fears
By Martin Ford | 23 December 2021
Local authority leaders are concerned they are being excluded as governance structures are put in...
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...
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