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06 Jan 2025

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Allocations Announced for 2025/26

Recently, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, Rushanara Ali, addressed the House of Lords with a significant announcement outlining a substantial fiscal commitment aimed at tackling…

06 Jan 2025

Update on the New Industrial Strategy Advisory Council

The government has recently unveiled the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC), a strategic initiative designed to bolster economic growth and enhance living standards nationwide. This…

06 Jan 2025

Government Announces New Measures and Independent Commission for Social Care Reform

The Department of Health and Social Care, detailed a series of new measures aimed at reforming adult social care. These measures include immediate financial investments,…

20 Dec 2024

Rural Financial Crisis Deepens: RSN Analysis Exposes Stark Funding Inequities in Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

The Rural Services Network (RSN) has conducted an initial analysis of the recent Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement and is deeply concerned about the implications…

18 Dec 2024

Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement: England, 2025 – 2026

The Rural Services Network is meticulously examining today’s statement concerning the Provisional Local Government Settlement. We are committed to fully assessing the implications for our…

17 Dec 2024

Devolution White Paper

The Government has published the Devolution White Paper which sets out their vision and plans for devolving power across the nation. Deputy Prime Minister Angela…

16 Dec 2024

NPPF published

The Government has published its full response to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) consultation. The Government received over 10,000 responses to the consultation, and…

16 Dec 2024

How can the UK meet 5G ambitions?

A “new deal for 5G” is needed to tackle the causes of the 5G infrastructure investment gap, and catapult the UK to the global frontier…

16 Dec 2024

Future of Planning Committees

The Government has announced last week a ‘sweeping overhaul of local planning committees, as part of new measures to tackle the housing crisis.  Under new…

16 Dec 2024

Contribution of rural economies is ‘vital ingredient’ to Industrial Strategy

Recognising and nurturing the contribution and potential of rural economies is a ‘vital ingredient’ to a successful Industrial Strategy, according to the National Innovation Centre…