Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
03 Jul 2017
Call for clarity on local government finance
Rural Councils have called for clarity on the future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas. The Rural Services Network issued the call on...
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30 Jun 2017
Rural Councils call for clarity on future for local government finance and an end to unfair funding for their areas
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 30 June 2017 The Rural Services Network is calling for clarity for local authorities after the Local Government Finance Bill was omitted from the government’s...
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22 Jun 2017
No Finance Bill in Queen’s Speech
Huge concern has been voiced by council leaders after the Local Government Finance Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech. The Bill had set out a framework to allow local...
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09 Jun 2017
Rural Conference 2017 focuses on New Routes to Economic Growth
THE need to focus attention on rural economies and new routes to economic growth are the key themes of the Rural Conference 2017. Speakers at the autumn event include David...
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28 Mar 2017
Unfair funding formula threatens rural schools
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 28 March 2017 Rural schools are losing out because an unfair funding formula has created inconsistencies in the amount of money received by similar schools...
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27 Mar 2017
Rural schools ‘need fairer funding’
Rural schools will lose out because of an unfair funding formula, the Rural Services Network has warned. Inconsistencies in funding for individual schools with similar characteristics across the country are...
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27 Feb 2017
Government commits to fairer rural funding
The government has underlined its commitment to ensuring that rural local authorities receive a fairer share of public funding. Communities secretary Sajid Javid said delivering the fair funding review was...
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22 Feb 2017
Ministers ‘falling short’ on school funding
The government has fallen short on a promise to deliver fairer funding for schools, say education campaigners. Proposals for delivering fair funding for schools need substantial revision, says the f40...
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30 Jan 2017
Urgent call to save vital rural services
AN urgent adjustment to local government funding is needed to deliver vital rural services, a leading MP has warned. How to fund local public services is one of the big...
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21 Jan 2017
‘Cuts threaten to close 1000 rural schools’
More than 1000 rural schools are threatened with closure because of government funding cuts, say researchers. It comes despite a government pledge to add a “sparsity factor” to its funding...
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