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Independence for Oflog ‘will boost improvement’

Independence for Oflog ‘will boost improvement’

Independence from Government will ensure a fuller role for Oflog driving the improvement of councils, Trevor Holden, the DCN’s lead chief executive, told MPs on 15 April. Mr Holden, Chairman of the DCN’s Chief Executives Group, appeared before the Commons Levelling...
District Bulletin for March: Happy birthday to us!

District Bulletin for March: Happy birthday to us!

In this newsletter: CLLR SAM CHAPMAN-ALLEN: Happy birthday to us! MUST-READS: Our round-up of media and policy highlights DCN CONFERENCE: Our round-up of DCN’s biggest event NOTICEBOARD: Essential diary dates and opportunities   Happy birthday to us! Let’s...
Time to celebrate 50 years of being close to our communities

Time to celebrate 50 years of being close to our communities

Easter Monday is the fiftieth anniversary of the most localised principal tier of England’s local government landscape. The 164 district councils have been running the most visible local government services – including driving our local economies and planning, waste...
Watch the highlights of the DCN Annual Conference

Watch the highlights of the DCN Annual Conference

The DCN Annual Conference was a huge success with over 250 people attending the event at Sopwell House, St Albans. Our conference theme was looking ahead to 2030 and beyond – facing up to the challenges of the coming years, and examining the opportunities that they...
District Bulletin for March: Happy birthday to us!

‘A missed opportunity’: DCN responds to the Budget

In response to the Budget, Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said: “Today’s Budget was a missed opportunity to put local government onto a sound financial footing for the long term. Many district councils continue to face acute...

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