Scrutiny
09 Jun 2026
Social Housing Bill Begins Lords Scrutiny
Social Housing Bill Begins Lords Scrutiny
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22 Sep 2025
Kerry Booth: Why Fair Funding Matters for Rural Councils
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, was recently invited to contribute a blog reflecting on the funding challenges faced by rural councils. We are pleased to share...
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04 Aug 2025
Living in Rural England? Help Inform Future Utility Decisions
The Rural Services Network is encouraging rural residents to take part in important new research from Rural England CIC – and to help share it across their communities before the...
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16 Jun 2025
Rural Housing Emergency
Affordable Housing Need 50% Greater in Rural Areas, Report Reveals England’s rural communities are experiencing an affordable housing crisis of unprecedented scale, with the need for affordable homes is more...
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09 Jun 2025
NAO Highlights Weaknesses in Developer Contributions System
A recent report from the National Audit Office (NAO) highlights significant weaknesses in the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s (MHCLG) developer contributions system in England — a key...
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09 Jun 2025
Spending Review: £1bn Call to Tackle Bus Service Gaps
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for an additional £1 billion a year for buses as its analysis reveals four out of every ten wards in England and Wales (3,003...
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27 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement 2023: What does it mean for rural?
It’s been nearly a week since the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement and RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth and her team have been digesting what it means for rural communities...
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22 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: RSN Chief Executive reviews what it means for rural
Today the Chancellor promised to ‘level up every corner of the UK’. RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth has been looking at what that means for rural communities: We welcome the...
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01 Feb 2022
Rural Residents left waiting for transfers from healthcare
The RSN is constantly reviewing statistics and policy to ensure rural areas receive their fair share. Recently we have taken a look at hospital discharge times and yet again rural...
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