District Councils' Network responds to Comprehensive Spending Review Commenting on the Government’s 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review, Cllr Sam...
District Councils Network responds to Comprehensive Spending Review
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DCN Updates
Power in Place, DCN’s annual conference 2021
Power in Place, DCN's annual conference 2021 We were delighted to welcome over 170 Leaders and Chief Executives to Kenilworth for our first in-person...
Welcome from our new Chairman
Welcome message from the new Chairman I’m Sam Chapman-Allen and I’m delighted to be the new Chairman of the District Councils’ Network. I’ve been the Leader...
Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place
Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place This new pamphlet showcases how districts are reimagining town centres...
District Councils’ Network responds to IFS report into council finances
District Councils' Network responds to IFS report into council finances Commenting on the IFS report warning of council tax rises of 3.6% a year under current...
Spending Review 2021: DCN calls for financial certainty and sustainability as the essential foundations for levelling up
Spending Review 2021: DCN calls for financial certainty and sustainability as the essential foundations for levelling up Shire districts will deliver the...
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England; principles for county devolution
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England; principles for county devolution A new paper from the District Councils' Network Levelling up...
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution
Levelling up towns and cities in non-metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution Devolution can give communities the opportunity to shape their own...
District Councils’ Network responds to Kerslake Commission report on rough sleeping
District Councils’ Network responds to Kerslake Commission report on rough sleeping Responding to the Kerslake Commission report on ending rough sleeping,...
DCN responds to Swim England report on swimming pool closures
DCN responds to Swim England report on swimming pool closures Responding to a report by Swim England, A Decade of Decline: The Future of Swimming Pools in...
District Councils’ Network welcomes new Secretary of State
District Councils' Network welcomes new Secretary of State Commenting on the appointment of The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State for the Ministry...
District Councils’ Network responds to annual homelessness statistics
District Councils’ Network responds to annual homelessness statistics Responding to the official annual homelessness statistics for 2020/21 published today,...