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DCN calls for more freedoms and funding reassurance in submission to Autumn Budget

DCN responds to LGA adult social care green paper

DCN RESPONDS TO LGA ADULT SOCIAL CARE GREEN PAPER Responding to the Local Government Association’s adult social care green paper consultation, which ends today, Cllr Isobel Darby, DCN Member Lead for Quality of Life, said: “Action is urgently needed to address the...
DCN: Reward, don’t punish, Districts in finance settlement

DCN: Reward, don’t punish, Districts in finance settlement

 DCN: REWARD, DON’T PUNISH, DISTRICTS IN FINANCE SETTLEMENT District councils should be rewarded and not punished for delivering more homes whilst facing the biggest cut in their spending power than any other type of council, DCN urged today. In its response to the...
DCN responds to social housing green paper

DCN responds to social housing green paper

DCN RESPONDS TO SOCIAL HOUSING GREEN PAPER Responding to the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper, Cllr Tom Beattie, Vice Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said: “As the housing authorities, district councils know how essential social housing is to meet...

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