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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...
District Bulletin for July: Our winter preparations start now

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 and policy highlights for DCN councils ANNIE PICKERING: How we’re measuring your climate action NOTICEBOARD: Essential diary dates and opportunities for you...