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DCN responds to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

DCN responds to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

Responding to the provisional local government finance settlement, District Councils’ Network Chairman, Cllr John Fuller, said: “We are pleased that the Government has listened to the voice of districts and removed the threat of negative RSG – which is tax on...
DCN responds to Disabled Facilities Grant review

DCN responds to Disabled Facilities Grant review

Responding to the publication of an independent review into the Disabled Facilities Grant, DCN spokesperson for Better Lives, Mayor Kate Allsop said: “As the housing and planning authorities we are disappointed that this Independent Review to government into Disabled...
DCN responds to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

DCN responds to research into commercial investment

Responding to recent research into commercial investment, Cllr Mark Crane, DCN lead for stronger economies, said: “District councils have punched above their weight in terms of savings made through shared services but have also faced the biggest reduction in their...
DCN responds to new housebuilding figures

DCN responds to new housebuilding figures

Responding to new housebuilding figures published by Government, District Councils’ Network Chairman, Cllr John Fuller, said: “Year on year district councils continue to deliver the housing this country desperately needs. “The 2017/8 statistics evidence that Districts...