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Districts’ role in prevention should be part of mainstream policy

District councils play a central role in social care and health integration and preventative services. We want to ensure that nationally we deliver better outcomes for residents and long-term savings for the public sector. In a groundbreaking report last year,...

DCN Assembly Speech at LGA Conference – 5 July 2016

DCN chairman Cllr Neil Clarke called for strategic dialogue with Government to boost devolution and financial resourcing necessary to support delivery of 86 vital frontline services and advance the agendas for housing and economic growth, health and wellbeing in...

Building Better Collaboration

District councils should take a leading role to make sure devolution improves services and outcomes for people and places through better collaboration, a new report issued by local government experts has claimed. Entitled “Building Better Collaboration”, the...