DCN responds to Protect and Vaccinate announcement Responding to an announcement of £28 million of Government funding to vaccinate rough sleepers as part of...

District Councils' Network respond to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement   Commenting on the Provisional Local Government Finance...

Councils warn of rise in housing waiting lists as landlords sell up Snap survey of district councils shows that 76 per cent of councils have seen an increase...

District Councils’ Network relaunches Staff Development Programme The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is now inviting applicants to apply for their...

COP26: Industry Experts Call for Climate Action to be at the Heart of Recovery for the UK Local Authority Sports and Leisure Sector A group of industry...

District Councils' Network responses to HCLG committee report on net zero Responding to a report by the HCLG committee calling for councils to be given the...

District Councils' Network responds to Comprehensive Spending Review   Commenting on the Government’s 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review, Cllr Sam...

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...

Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England; principles for county devolution A new paper from the District Councils' Network Levelling up...

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 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 Commenting on the appointment of The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State for the Ministry...