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LEGAL
Cumbria begins reorganisation legal challenge
By Martin Ford | 25 October 2021
Cumbria CC has begun its legal action against local government reorganisation in the county.
WHITEHALL
Place making and net-zero 'key tenets' in planning reforms
22 October 2021
Place making, net-zero and good design will be priorities for the Government's planning reforms, ...
FINANCE
District expectations tempered for Spending Review
By Martin Ford | 21 October 2021
The District Councils’ Network annual conference has heard reforms to local government finance ar...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Sector 'right to be concerned' about levelling up
By Martin Ford | 21 October 2021
Local government should be wary of the contents of the levelling up White Paper, a think-tank has...
HOUSING
The power of quiet diplomacy
By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021
Outgoing chair of the District Councils’ Network, Cllr John Fuller, talks to Martin Ford about hi...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Is there much rigour to the Spending Review?
By Ian Miller | 13 October 2021
The District Councils’ Network’s clear requests include a year-on-year, real-terms increase in Go...
WHITEHALL
District hopes of controlling £500m fund dashed
By Dan Peters | 11 October 2021
District hopes to be put in control of handing out the new £500m household support fund have been...
WHITEHALL
Government moves towards all-in deposit return scheme
By Dan Peters | 11 October 2021
The Government is moving towards backing an all-in deposit return scheme (DRS) for all plastic bo...
PLANNING
Districts hit back at think tank planning proposals
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021
District councils have hit back at a think-tank’s call for the Government to transfer planning po...
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