Rural Services Network responds to House of Lords
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 22 March 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has responded to a House of Lords report which recommends that government responsibility for rural issues should be transferred away from DEFRA [2]. RSN chief executive Graham Biggs MBE said: “We welcome such a thoughtful, detailed and hard-hitting report – and we […]
“Countryside at a Crossroads” response
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a House of Lords report which says the government is failing rural communities. The “Countryside at a Crossroads” report was published by a House of Lords select committee which has been scrutinising the government’s rural policies and their delivery. It recommends that government responsibility for rural issues should be […]
Government is ‘failing rural communities’
The government is failing England’s rural communities, says a House of Lords select committee. Responsibility for rural issues should be transferred away from Defra and given to another government department, says the committee. The recommendation was made by a House of Lords Committee report called “Countryside at a Crossroads”. The committee has been scrutinising the […]
Court closures ‘threaten rural justice’
Rural communities risk being cut off from the criminal justice system due to court closures, the government has been told. The warning was issued by the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), which comprises nearly 30 Police and Crime Commissioners and other organisations. The network was responding to a consultation on the proposed future strategy for HM […]
