Responding to today’s announcement concerning local government reorganisation in Buckinghamshire Cllr John Fuller, DCN Chairman said; “This unwelcome decision has not secured the local consent amongst the elected local councils that was called for in March. It splits the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire into two completely lop-sided authorities neither of which wholly reflect the functional…
you can click here to access a pdf version Background Following the welcome passage of the Homelessness Reduction Act, the DCN have released this report to highlight the impact of the act on our members 6 months in alongside an analysis of homelessness and rough sleeping in district areas. This report makes a series of recommendations to government which…
DCN: RISING COSTS OF HOMELESSNESS MUST BE REFLECTED IN FUTURE FUNDING FORMULA Rising levels of homelessness need to be reflected in local government funding reforms after more than half of district councils reported an increase in requests for help dealing with the issue in the first six months of new housing legislation. As the housing…