We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils
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 Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that a one-year Comprehensive Spending...
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 Given the scale of the challenge ahead of us, the acute need for effective and...
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 In our response we highlight our concerns that local authorities will be expected in...
Power in Place Key Messages
DCN submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review The DCN calls on government to deliver a multi-year financial settlement for districts, and urges...
PPE LITTER BECOMING A GROWING PROBLEM – NEW SURVEY REVEALS Littering of face masks and plastic gloves is becoming an issue for councils who are seeing more...
In our response to the first tranche of the Government's review of business rates, DCN sets out our position on reform to reliefs and the multiplier. We...
GOVERNMENT IS FORCING LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RECOVERY AND UNJUSTIFIED REORGANISATION, WARN DISTRICT COUNCILS Any move to redraw the local...
DCN RESPONDS TO SIMON CLARKE ANNOUNCEMENT Responding to Simon Clarke’s decision to step down from government, Cllr John Fuller OBE, Chairman of the District...
We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
The DCN strives to support our members through influencing national policy, facilitating collaboration and networking, and undertaking research
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