Fairer funding to address the local penalty
08 Feb 2021
Final Settlement Published
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the Minister, includes the additional £4...
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04 Jan 2021
RSN urge rural authorities to respond to the consultation
The Government announced the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 17th December 2020 This sets out the funding that Local Authorities will receive for the period 2021-2022. The Rural Services...
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22 Dec 2020
Still no fair share for rural communities
Last week’s Provisional Settlement for 2021/22 for local government once again means rural residents paying more in Council Tax (per head) than their urban counterparts. The Government’s policies show rural...
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17 Dec 2020
RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22
RSN reaction to Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement The Rural Services Network welcomes the news of an increase in Rural Services Delivery Grant in the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement...
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14 Dec 2020
Spending Review 2020 – Gigabit capable broadband funding
In our analysis of the Spending Review 2020 through a Rural Lens (referred to in last week’s Bulletin and available here) we reported on the Spending Review decision regarding the...
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30 Nov 2020
Comprehensive Spending Review – Key Rural Concerns
Last week the Government announced a one-year Spending Review for 2020, the long- term spending review being abandoned in favour of a short term approach to prioritise the response to...
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30 Nov 2020
Rural Review of the Comprehensive Spending Review
The Government has announced a one-year Spending Review for 2020, the long- term spending review being abandoned in favour of a short term approach to prioritise the response to Covid-19...
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26 Nov 2020
RSN Initial response to Comprehensive Spending Review
The hotly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review was announced today, and given the unprecedented times in which we live, it was always going to be critical to see how the Government...
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16 Nov 2020
Councils warn of insolvency risk without big cuts
The BBC report that a recent survey undertaken by the County Councils Network (CCN) shows several local authorities could be forced into ‘damaging’ cuts to services next year to remain solvent....
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16 Nov 2020
Countryside Climate Network
The Guardian has reported on warnings that cuts and a lack of support from central government have hampered local authority attempts to tackle climate change Three-quarters of local authorities across...
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