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Districts’ role in prevention should be part of mainstream policy

In the LGC, 31 August 2016: DCN Chairman Cllr Neil Clarke says districts are well placed to ensure that STPs reflect the health and social care needs of the geographies they cover. If all 201 districts are fully engaged with this agenda, it will deliver a telling and...

DCN response to Community Infrastructure Levy consultation

DCN response to CIL Review Panel

DCN response to Local Plans Expert Group

District councils outlined a series of reforms to the Local Plans Expert Group aimed at simplifying the planning system and helping to realise Government ambitions for economic growth. Proposals submitted in evidence by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) to the...

We need more flexibility on planning

In The MJ, 16 August 2016: It is important that the performance of councils in approving planning permissions is considered within the wider context of local authorities seeking greater flexibilities, writes District Councils’ Network chair Cllr Neil...

Let districts step up to the plate for public health

In The MJ, 2 August 2016: Sandra Dinneen, chair of the DCN chief executives’ group, makes case for districts to help shape Sustainability Transformation Plans (STPs) and improve local public health outcomes.

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