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RSN Member Insight Update
30.10.2023

RSN Member Insight Update

Economy Insight on the RSN website has now been updated with an analysis examining employment landscape at the local authority level.  The analysis shows proportions of employees in broad industrial sectors over the years 2015 to 2021 and allows selection...

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Planning Turnaround updated
25.09.2023

Planning Turnaround updated

The Planning Turnaround analysis, within the Performance Benchmarking section of the RSN website, has now been updated for the year to June 2023.  These analyses provide benchmarking on speed of decisions for 'major', 'minor' and 'other' development types.  ...

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RSN analysis of latest Council Tax and NNDR Collection Rate
24.07.2023

RSN analysis of latest Council Tax and NNDR Collection Rate

The latest Council Tax & NNDR (National Non Domestic Rates) Collection analysis is now available on the RSN website for RSN Sparse member authorities here . The analysis provides benchmarking on the collection rates of council tax and...

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Rural England’s 9.7 million risk being left further behind at general election
10.07.2023

Rural England’s 9.7 million risk being left further behind at general election

The Rural Coalition urges political parties to address rural challenges to gain ground among countryside voters  10 July 2023: Rural England’s population of 9.7 million risk being left further behind after the next general election if the political...

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Rural households left feeling isolated by the cost of living crisis
25.05.2023

Rural households left feeling isolated by the cost of living crisis

A survey of rural households out today by the Rural Services Network (RSN), shows that more than 75% of respondents say that their financial situation has got worse over the last year. The RSN, which represents rural councils and other...

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New RSN Chief Executive in post!
03.04.2023

New RSN Chief Executive in post!

It’s a new dawn for the Rural Services Network as longstanding Chief Executive Graham Biggs MBE stands down from the role, with Kerry Booth taking the reins of the organisation on 1st April Kerry has been involved with the...

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Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 - Initial Reaction
07.02.2023

Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 - Initial Reaction

INITIAL REACTION BY GRAHAM BIGGS – CHIEF EXECUTIVE RSN The RSN has carried out an assessment of the Final Settlement for 2023/24 announced on Monday 6th February That RSN assessment can be found here ...

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Initial Statement on the Provisional Local Government Settlement
20.12.2022

Initial Statement on the Provisional Local Government Settlement

The gap in funding is increasing yet further The Government yesterday announced the Provisional Settlement for Local Government for 2023/2024 and launched the consultation on the proposals which close on 16th January 2023. This followed a Local Government...

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New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
22.09.2022

New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency

A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in rural areas tend to be...

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‘Hidden region’: rural England forgotten in Government’s Levelling Up White Paper
20.06.2022

‘Hidden region’: rural England forgotten in Government’s Levelling Up White Paper

20th June 2022: Were England’s rural communities a distinct region, their need for Levelling Up would be greater than that of any other part of the country, according to new research published today that finds the Government’s metrics do not...

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