DCN response to 2017-18 Local Government Finance Settlement – technical consultation

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Published: 27 October 2016

Red tape removal could see thousands of council homes built

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...

The District Councils’ Network has responded to the Government announcement that county and district councils can...

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