DCN Responds to IFS report on business rates
DCN RESPONDS TO IFS REPORT ON BUSINESS RATES Responding to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on business rates retention, Cllr John Fuller,...
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Press Releases
DCN project with NHS England – press release
NHS England have issued the following press release which references the work the DCN have been supporting to showcase the district role in delivering better...
Cllr John Fuller, DCN Chairman – DCN Conference 2018 Opening Address
Cllr John Fuller addressed the DCN conference where he outlined how districts deliver better lives and stronger economies as well as highlighting...
DCN responds to final Local Government Finance Settlement
DCN RESPONDS TO FINAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT Responding to the final Local Government Finance Settlement, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the...
DCN responds to winning bids to Housing Infrastructure Fund
DCN RESPONDS TO WINNING BIDS TO HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Responding to today’s announcement that 133 council-led projects will receive £866 million from...
DCN: ‘UNFAIR’ COUNCIL TAX MEASURES HINDERING DISTRICT COUNCILS’ INTEGRAL PREVENTION ROLE
District councils are pressing for changes to the “unfair” system governing council tax increases which are curbing their key role in prevention amid...
DCN Response to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement
Responding to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Council Network, said: “District councils are at...
DCN Response to the Industrial Strategy
Responding to the publication of the Industrial Strategy White Paper, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network said The increased...
DISTRICT COUNCILS OUTLINE EMPHASIS ON NEW POWERS TO ENSURE DEVELOPERS BUILD OUT PERMITTED LAND IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION
DISTRICT COUNCILS OUTLINE EMPHASIS ON NEW POWERS TO ENSURE DEVELOPERS BUILD OUT PERMITTED LAND IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION District...
DISTRICT COUNCILS CALL FOR COUNCIL TAX RAISING POWERS FOR NEW HEALTH PRECEPT
District councils must be able to raise council tax by 2 per cent to invest in prevention measures that would help relieve the ever increasing demand on...
DCN RESPONDS TO TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT
Responding to the Government’s technical consultation on the 2018/19 Local Government Finance Settlement, Cllr John Fuller Chairman of the District Councils’...
DCN RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON CONSULTATION FOR ASSESSING HOUSING NEED
Responding to the Government’s announcement on its consultation for assessing housing need, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network,...