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We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils

Our Work

We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our district and unitary member councils

The DCN delivers value for our members by:

    • supporting our councils and being advocates for the work they do and the challenges they face
    • facilitating collaboration, networking and access to information across all our councils
    • influencing central government and the outside world to deliver the right national policy and funding framework for our councils to deliver the best possible services to residents
    • producing evidence-based research on the key issues facing our councils and wider local government

Strategic Priorities

DCN has four strategic priorities which are the basis for our lobbying and research work

Environment Project Group

Environment, Net Zero and Sustainability

Environment Project Group

Finance and Investment

Health, Housing and Hardship

Rooftop Image

Regeneration and Growth

Reports

Briefing note: The threat to leisure centres and the value of leisure services

Briefing note: The threat to leisure centres and the value of leisure services

Briefing note: The threat to leisure centres and the value of leisure services In this briefing note, aimed ...
Building back better – leaving no-one behind

Building back better – leaving no-one behind

Building back better – leaving no-one behind In market towns and new towns, in cathedral cities, coastal ...
Grant Thornton Transformation in localities report

Grant Thornton Transformation in localities report

Grant Thornton Transformation in localities report   This short report has been commissioned by DCN as a ...
District councils and the Private Rented Sector

District councils and the Private Rented Sector

District councils and the Private Rented Sector: Working Together to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Tenants ...

Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19

Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19   This brief report outlines some ...

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: The arguments for place-based devolution

Size Doesn't Matter: The arguments for place-based devolution A report by ResPublica for the District Councils’ ...

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 ...

Power in Place Infographic

Power in Place Key Messages