Rushing reorganisation disempowers communities
Consultants will be the victors from the mad rush to impose mega councils The rush to impose mega councils on local areas ignores the views of local communities and thwarts discussion about how to improve services and increase value for taxpayers, local leaders have...
No evidence exists to support mega councils, Government admits
Freedom of Information responses show no assessment undertaken to support 500k population floor for unitary councils The Government has admitted it has undertaken no analysis to publicly justify its decision to require the creation of new unitary councils with a...
‘New councils should remain close to communities’
DCN survey reveals local opposition to mega councils with populations exceeding half a million District councils overwhelmingly believe that power should be retained closer to communities than the mega councils endorsed by the Government. A District Councils’ Network...