This general legal guidance has been commissioned by Grant Thornton and the District Councils’ Network (DCN) to supplement the “DCN Transformation in Localities Toolkit”.
This guidance outlines the principal legal implications of collaboration between district councils. This guidance covers:
- the various legal powers enabling collaboration;
- models of collaboration;
- contractual methods of collaboration; and
- some practical considerations to help choose the most appropriate method of collaboration.
You can download the full report here.