District councils support measures to boost affordable housing
District councils in areas where much-needed new homes have been blocked by nutrient neutrality rules are calling on peers to vote in favour of scrapping the restrictive practices. The House of Lords votes this evening on a Government amendment to the Levelling Up and...
Save the date for DCN’s Annual Conference
Next year’s DCN Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March 2024. The event – the biggest gathering in the district council calendar – will again be held at Sopwell House Hotel, near St Albans, Hertfordshire. It will feature some of the...
Best Value: DCN’s response to Government consultation
DCN has responded to the Government’s consultation on statutory guidance for local authorities on Best Value Duty, which closed yesterday. The proposed updated version of the guidance, issued to all local authorities under the Local Government Act 1999, sets out...