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Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response

Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response Districts are already seeing the impact of Covid-19 on business rates collection, and expect this to be significant and ongoing. In August the Institute for Fiscal Studies projects a real terms decline in retained...

Planning for the Future, the DCN Response

Planning for the Future, the DCN Response The DCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Planning for the Future White Paper consultation. We wish to work with government to identify and find solutions to the aspects of the current planning system where there is...

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: The arguments for place-based devolution

Size Doesn’t Matter: The arguments for place-based devolution A report by ResPublica for the District Councils’ Network and Unitary Councils’ Network   “Size doesn’t matter” conclude ResPublica, who make the case for connecting and levelling up...

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