‘Unworkable madness’: DCN concerns about waste reform spark media interest DCN concerns over the possible imposition of strict restrictions on how councils collect and process waste have attracted significant media interest. We have expressed fears over how the possible standardisation of the waste system could limit councils’ discretion to design a system tailored to the…
BBC reports on inflation’s impact on districts’ levelling up work
Yvonne Rees has been appointed chair of the District Councils’ Network Chief Executive Group. Yvonne, chief executive of Cherwell District Council since 2017, will take over from Bill Cullen, chief executive of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, on 2 August. She will hold the role for a two-year term, working alongside the DCN’s Executive Member…
District councils respond to allocation of the £1bn funding for councils this winter Responding to the confirmation of how the £1 billion of support for councils announced by government will be allocated, Cllr Sharon Taylor, District Councils’ Network Lead Member for Sustainable Finance and Workforce, said: “The funding announced by government will be helpful for councils…