We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils
The DCN have broadly welcomed the government’s proposals that would see the Education and Skills Funding Agency paying schools’ business rates directly to billing authorities, removing the need for local authority maintained schools and academies to make these payments to billing authorities themselves.
The final Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) 2026-27 contains good news for district councils. There had been...
Thousands of new council homes could be built after the Government announced it will lift one of the biggest barriers...
Local taxpayers and service users set to feel the pinch as councils face river maintenance spend hike Vast swathes of...
By Kate Edwards, associate, Birketts Local government reorganisation (LGR) raises urgent data-protection questions. It...
We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
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