Communities at risk of flooding face service cuts
People living in areas at risk of flooding face cuts to local services due to the Government’s failure to devise a fair system to fund the rapidly rising cost of flood defences. The District Councils’ Network is calling on the Government to bring in a new system for...
Record temporary accommodation figures: Action demanded to tackle crisis
DCN, LGA, and Crisis demand five urgent measures to support people in danger of homelessness and protect council finance The Government has been urged to take swift and decisive action to stem the temporary accommodation crisis in a letter by five of the biggest...
‘Individual councils should decide whether remote meetings are held’
The District Councils’ Network has responded to local government minister Jim McMahon’s call for a discussion on the potential merits of holding hybrid virtual/in-person council meetings. In response to a question on the issue from Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy...