DCN and CCN Joint Statement
The District Councils' Network and the County Councils Network Joint Statement This article was published on March 25th, 2020 on the Local Government...
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We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
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The District Councils' Network and the County Councils Network Joint Statement This article was published on March 25th, 2020 on the Local Government...
Coronavirous: District Councils Respond to Government Welfare Announcement Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor that the Local Housing Allowance...
District Council Response to the COVID-19 Illness This is a fast-moving situation; the response to the Covid-19 illness has profound implications for the...
District Councils' Network Coronavirus Engagement Template for Councils District Councils will play a pivotal role in our national response to the impact of...
District Councils’ Network Responds to Planning Proposals Responding to the Government’s planning proposals announced today by the Housing Secretary, Cllr...
District Councils’ Network Responds to Budget Responding to measures set out by the Chancellor in today’s Budget, Cllr John Fuller OBE, Chairman of the...
Stronger Economies workstream report - Building for the future A joint report from the DCN and the Local Government Information Unit on the removal of the HRA...
DISTRICT COUNCILS RESPOND TO LATEST ROUGH SLEEPING STATISTICS Responding to latest rough sleeping figures published today, Cllr Giles Archibald, DCN Better...
DCN RESPONDS TO NAO REPORT ON LOCAL AUTHORITY INVESTMENT IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Responding to a report by the National Audit Office on local authority...
2020 Conference Update Our 2020 DCN Conference was our most successful yet. With over 250 registered delegates and a variety of speakers and...
Devolution and Districts - championing our towns, cities and communities The new Government is setting out on an ambitious journey to spread...
The DCN has submitted a representation ahead of the Budget 2020, setting out our key asks and priorities for our members. Districts will continue to deliver...