DCN Updates

District Bulletin for November: DCN spoke and the Chancellor listened

Autumn Statement: DCN welcomes local housing allowance and planning boosts

DCN members to benefit from latest Levelling Up funding

DCN Annual Conference: your opportunity to engage with a vibrant sector

‘A perfect storm’ – media focuses on district housing crisis

Chancellor urged by 119 councils to avert homelessness crisis

District Bulletin for October: Districts’ climate action must be recognised

‘District councils have no choice but to cut back our lifeline services’

The maintenance of local discretion over recycling is a victory for common sense – DCN responds to Simpler Recycling announcement

District Bulletin: Support for our councils must be prioritised

DCN responds to Long-Term Plan for Towns

APPG meeting: ‘Districts have a hugely important role’
Who we are
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is a cross-party network of 167 district and unitary councils. We are a special interest group of the Local Government Association, providing a single voice for all district services.
DCN member councils deliver a wide range of local government services to over 20 million people – 36% of England’s population. They cover 53% of the country by area. DCN councils are home to 36% of England’s businesses and 30% of national Gross Domestic Product.
They deliver visible frontline services that matter to every single resident and business in their local areas.
These include waste collection, planning and housing, homelessness prevention, welfare support, environmental health, parks and green spaces, leisure centres, and economic development.
DCN councils play a unique role in shaping local places to make them more prosperous. They drive local economic growth and the resurgence of local pride that goes with it. They hold vital keys to improving health and wellbeing and reducing pressure on the NHS. They have an unparalleled ability to support local residents who need it most and help prevent the social problems of tomorrow.
Reports
Research undertaken or commissioned by DCN on the issues that matter most to our members

Driving better health outcomes: districts’ role in ICSs

Districts Deliver: How local people view their councils

Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth

Fit For the Future: The Health Value of Wellbeing and Leisure Services

Bigger is still Not Better – a report by Professor Colin Copus

Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place

Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution

Briefing note: The Resources and Waste Strategy Reforms
Innovation Spotlight
Showcasing DCN member councils’ innovative approaches on place leadership, wellbeing and environmental issues

Pendle: The Yes Hub

Watford: Town Hall Quarter

Cambridge: Decarbonising transport

South Norfolk: District Direct social prescribing

Tendring: Primary school wellbeing hubs

Tewkesbury: Bulky waste

Reigate & Banstead: Health creation networks

North Warwickshire: Household welcome bundle

Stafford: Local plan engagement

New Forest: Mental health practitioner

East Hampshire: Pinewood pods

East Devon: Innovation and resilience fund
Partners
DCN partners with trusted private sector organisations.
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