DCN responds to spending review: prevention spend is a long-term investment Â
The District Councils’ Network has responded to the Chancellor’s unveiling today of the spending review. We are particularly supportive of the scale of the £39bn investment in social and affordable housing. However, overall funding for councils will fail to keep pace...
Response to Homelessness Prevention Grant Consultation
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is a cross-party network of 164 district councils and five unitary councils. We are a special interest group of the Local Government Association, providing a single voice for district services. DCN member councils deliver a...
Roundtable: Maintaining service quality during LGR
The scale of the challenge presented to council services by local government reorganisation (LGR) was the topic of a roundtable, supported by Norse Group, held shortly before the DCN Annual Conference began. The group of around two dozen council chief executives and...