Adult social care will be one of the biggest challenges and opportunities for new unitary councils after LGR. DCN is pleased to publish this important new...
New report: Social care reorganisation offers ‘chance to reset’ services
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DCN Updates
Slashing preventative services and home-building incentives won’t solve councils’ funding crisisÂ
Changes in how funding is distributed between councils appear set to result in the erosion of local government services across vast swathes of England. The...
The public must have the final say on mega councils
It’s undemocratic not to proactively seek views of communities on council reorganisation The side-lining of the public in determining the future of...
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...
DCN responds to council reorganisation update
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has said that no alternative exists to strong, community-focused councils, in response to the Local Government...
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,...
Navigating sustainable procurement
How councils can make the most of the Procurement Act 2023 By Gary Styles, Founder and Chief Executive, Zellar The Procurement Act 2023, which took effect in...
Fairness in aged debt: Using AI to improve collections without losing the human touch
By Ed Crouch, Market Development Director, Capita Managing aged debt is a significant challenge for councils, impacting financial management and public...
Growth, reform and trust: Creating places that deliver the potential of LGR
DCN invited Inner Circle Consulting to produce a paper setting out how places might best respond to the challenges and opportunities of local government...
Council shake-up must promote sustainable reform over short-term fixes
Reorganisation could create larger versions of dysfunctionality, warns independent report Local government reorganisation (LGR) risks reinforcing the status...
‘We need more homes, not just more planning permissions’
Cllr Richard Wright, the DCN’s planning spokesperson, has responded to the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. “We want to see more of the...
UPDATED: Performance data undermines case for mega councils
Little correlation between unitary councils’ size and service quality, official data reveals NOTE: This statement has been updated to reflect most recent...