No evidence exists to support mega councils, Government admits
Freedom of Information responses show no assessment undertaken to support 500k population floor for unitary councils The Government has admitted it has undertaken no analysis to publicly justify its decision to require the creation of new unitary councils with a...
‘New councils should remain close to communities’
DCN survey reveals local opposition to mega councils with populations exceeding half a million District councils overwhelmingly believe that power should be retained closer to communities than the mega councils endorsed by the Government. A District Councils’ Network...
English Devolution White Paper: DCN’s briefing
Summary of DCN Position DCN supports devolution and wants more power to be transferred to our local places. We broadly welcome the proposals in the English Devolution White Paper to create Strategic Authorities across England. However, DCN has real concerns about...