The DCN has submitted a response to the Government consultation on tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market. You can read the full submission at this...
DCN Responds to 100% Business Rates Consultations
The DCN’s response to the DCLG consultation into 100 per cent retention of business rates reiterates that the final design of any new system must be as simple...
DCN Responds to Housing White Paper
The DCN has submitted a response to the Government’s Housing White Paper consultation. It sets out which areas of the White Paper are supported by district...
DCN responds to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper
The DCN has submitted a response to the Government’s Industrial Strategy consultation. It includes a call for funding and responsibility over the national...
DCN consultation response on funding for supported housing
DCN consultation response to government plans for a new housing costs funding model for supported housing and how funding for emergency and short term...
DCN submission to the March 2017 Budget
The DCN has submitted a representation to HM Treasury ahead of the 2017 March Budget timetabled for 8 March. Â This response focuses primarily on the greater...
New Homes Bonus reforms punish housebuilding districts
Reforms to the New Homes Bonus outlined in the provisional local government finance settlement will have a disproportionate and adverse impact on the...
DCN response to 2017-18 Local Government Finance Settlement – technical consultation
Click here to access the DCN's response to the 2017/18 Local Government Finance Settlement technical consultation
Updated: District Councils Network – Neighbourhood Planning Bill Second Reading Briefing for 19 October 2016
District Councils Network - Neighbourhood Planning Bill Second Reading Briefing for 21/10/2016
DCN representation to Autumn Statement 2016
The DCN has submitted a representation to HM Treasury ahead of the 2016 Autumn Statement timetabled for 23 November. This response focuses primarily on the...
District Councils’ Network responds to DCLG consultation: ‘Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention’
In response to the DCLG consultation into 100 per cent retention of business rates, Cllr Neil Clarke MBE, chairman of the District Councils’ Network (DCN)...
DCN response to Community Infrastructure Levy consultation
DCN response to CIL Review Panel