News & Opinion
You can find here our press releases, consultation responses, briefings and newsletters – as well as opinion articles written by leading figures
District Bulletin for July: Our winter preparations start now
CLLR SAM CHAPMAN-ALLEN: Winter warmth preoccupies us during the summer sun
MUST-READS: Our round-up of media ...
We need certainty’ – DCN reacts to latest waste policy delay
The Government has today announced a one-year delay in implementing Extended Producer Responsibility for ...
‘Let’s not create the slums of tomorrow as we tackle today’s housing crisis’
The district council sector supports the Government’s commitment to build one million homes this Parliament – but ...
DCN webinar: Driving better health outcomes through ICSs
The role of district councils in integrated care was the subject of a recent DCN webinar.
The event, held on 20 ...
DCN welcomes Lords bid to localise devolution
The District Councils’ Network has welcomed a House of Lords move to ensure that devolution deals could genuinely ...
DCN responds to launch of Oflog’s Data Explorer
The District Councils’ Network has today’s developments relating to the launch of Oflog, the Office for Local ...
Local councils should be free to devise their own workforce solutions
Councillor Sam Chapman-Allen, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said:
“Many councils are experiencing ...
‘We specialise in prevention’: report urges ICSs to utilise district expertise
District councils’ fundamental role in determining the health of their communities makes them “indispensable ...
District Bulletin for June: Our four-day week has motivated staff to deliver
CLLR BRIDGET SMITH: Our four-day week has motivated staff to deliver
MUST-READS: Our round-up of media and ...
DCN chairman’s levelling up vision published
DCN chairman Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen has offered a bold vision for levelling up in district council areas in a book ...
Infrastructure Levy ‘will not work’ – DCN responds
The District Councils’ Network is one of 30 signatories to a letter warning the Government that its plans for an ...
‘Empower us to stop short-term lets eroding our communities’
The DCN has urged Government action to set up a robust registration scheme for short-term lets, which member ...