Finance
03 Sep 2018
New funding formula will benefit rural areas
Minister says new funding formula will offer rural areas better deal The Northern Echo reported on comments by Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak MP on how funding is being calculated...
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26 Jul 2018
Police unveil rural crime strategy
Police chiefs have launched a rural affairs strategy to help combat crime in the countryside. The rural strategy was launched by the National Police Chiefs Council at a rural summit...
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04 Apr 2018
RSN Response to Fair Funding Relative Needs Technical Consultation
Response from the Rural Services Network/ SPARSE-Rural – March 2018 The Rural services Network, whilst represented on the Working Group welcomes the opportunity to input into the Fair Funding Relative...
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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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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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28 Oct 2016
Analysis of Local Government Finance Settlement
We provide a wide range of analysis and information to support our position with our fairer funding campaign. This ranges from information for Members of Parliament to enable them to...
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28 Oct 2016
RSN Response to “The 2017/18 Local Government Finance Settlement: Technical Consultation Paper”
Submitted by email 28th October, 2016 to LGFConsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk We are responding to this consultation as the organisation Rural Services Network. We are a Special Interest Group of the Local Government...
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08 Sep 2016
Government consultation on 100% Business Rate Retention and Call for evidence on Needs and Redistribution
1) 100% Business Rate Retention – CCN, RSN and DCN Shared Principles Statement The County Councils Network (CCN), District Councils’ Network (DCN) and Rural Services Network (RSN) have jointly welcomed...
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01 Aug 2016
Business rates retention – easy to read papers explaining business rate retention
Below are four briefing notes about the Government’s proposals to radically overhaul local government finance by introducing 100% Business Rates retention. Their prime purpose is to aid understanding of the proposals...
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14 Feb 2016
Fivefold rise in rural services grant
THE government has announced a fivefold increase in its Rural Services Delivery Grant from £15.5m to £80.5m. It follows months of work on behalf of rural communities and local authorities...
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