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APPG meeting: ‘Districts have a hugely important role’

APPG meeting: ‘Districts have a hugely important role’

Thank you to everyone who attended the 18 September meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for District Councils. It was standing room only in the Palace of Westminster’s Churchill Room as senior councillors and chief executives of district councils mixed with...

Reaction to PM’s speech: Top-down approach to waste must end

The District Councils’ Network has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday which suggested that councils will – after all – retain a high degree of local discretion about how they collect waste. Councils have been waiting for the Department for Environment,...
District councils support measures to boost affordable housing

District councils support measures to boost affordable housing

District councils in areas where much-needed new homes have been blocked by nutrient neutrality rules are calling on peers to vote in favour of scrapping the restrictive practices. The House of Lords votes this evening on a Government amendment to the Levelling Up and...
Save the date for DCN’s Annual Conference

Save the date for DCN’s Annual Conference

Next year’s DCN Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March 2024. The event – the biggest gathering in the district council calendar – will again be held at Sopwell House Hotel, near St Albans, Hertfordshire. It will feature some of the...
Best Value: DCN’s response to Government consultation

Best Value: DCN’s response to Government consultation

DCN has responded to the Government’s consultation on statutory guidance for local authorities on Best Value Duty, which closed yesterday. The proposed updated version of the guidance, issued to all local authorities under the Local Government Act 1999, sets out...