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The challenges of becoming a senior leader from a BAME background
By Wallace Sampson OBE, former Chief Executive, Harrogate Borough Council A persistent failing of the local government sector is its historic and current lack...
Finance – The Hot Potato for Local Government
What does this mean for Finance Talent? For more than a decade the environment for councils has been testing. The dramatic spike in inflation over the past 18...
‘District councils have no choice but to cut back our lifeline services’
Survey reveals how inflation and rising demand for services is forcing district councils to make unpalatable choices Cherished local services – including many...
Local elections should be about local issues
"Now is the time to debate the biggest issues affecting our areas – with candidates offering competing visions and staking their claim to be best placed to...
Susan Brown: Short-term lets are diminishing our communities
Districts should seek robust regulatory powers in the current government consultation Cllr Susan Brown, Labour group leader and Vice Chair, DCN; leader,...
Hunt and Gove urged to support leisure sector through energy crisis
Hunt and Gove urged to support leisure sector through energy crisis DCN has co-written a letter to the Chancellor and Levelling Up secretary urging the...
An opportunity has arisen to be ministers’ growth agenda partners
An opportunity has arisen to be ministers’ growth agenda partners The economic direction of travel under Liz Truss will differ from that under her...
‘Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, district councils’
'Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, district councils' Districts have played a significant role in local commemorations for the Queen – and this autumn will...
DCN gives evidence to HCLG Committee inquiry into Permitted Development Rights
DCN gives evidence to HCLG Committee inquiry into Permitted Development Rights The DCN welcomes this important report from the HCLG Committee following their...
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...
Power in Place: Devolution and Districts Driving Our Recovery
Power in Place: Devolution and Districts Driving Our Recovery Devolution should back the success of districts in delivery. It should not distract from...