Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19 This brief report outlines some of the many innovative approaches districts...
Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19
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DCN Updates
Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response
Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response Districts are already seeing the impact of Covid-19 on business rates collection, and expect this to be...
Planning for the Future, the DCN Response
Planning for the Future, the DCN Response The DCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Planning for the Future White Paper consultation. We wish to work...
SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: The arguments for place-based devolution
Size Doesn't Matter: The arguments for place-based devolution A report by ResPublica for the District Councils’ Network and Unitary Councils’ Network ...
District councils respond to allocation of the £1bn funding for councils this winter
District councils respond to allocation of the £1bn funding for councils this winter Responding to the confirmation of how the £1 billion of support for...
District councils respond to Comprehensive Spending Review announcement
District councils respond to Comprehensive Spending Review announcement Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that a one-year Comprehensive Spending...
SUPERSIZE COUNCILS WOULD WIPE ‘LOCAL’ GOVERNMENT OFF THE MAP – WARNS NEW REPORT
SUPERSIZE COUNCILS WOULD WIPE ‘LOCAL’ GOVERNMENT OFF THE MAP – WARNS NEW REPORT Moves to create supersize councils would be “the greatest act of municipal...
Bigger is not better: the evidenced case for keeping ‘local’ government
Bigger is not better: the evidenced case for keeping ‘local’ government Given the scale of the challenge ahead of us, the acute need for effective and...
DISTRICT COUNCILS RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
DISTRICT COUNCILS RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Responding to the announcement of £30m for councils to support enforcement and compliance...
DCN responds to consultation on Changes to the Current Planning System
DCN responds to consultation on Changes to the Current Planning System In our response we highlight our concerns that local authorities will be expected in...
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Power in Place Key Messages
DCN calls for the spending review to deliver a fair and sustainable future for district councils and their communities
DCN submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review The DCN calls on government to deliver a multi-year financial settlement for districts, and urges...