Spending Review 2021: DCN calls for financial certainty and sustainability as the essential foundations for levelling up Shire districts will deliver the...
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England; principles for county devolution
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England; principles for county devolution A new paper from the District Councils' Network Levelling up...
Levelling up towns and cities in non- metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution
Levelling up towns and cities in non-metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution Devolution can give communities the opportunity to shape their own...
District Councils’ Network responds to Kerslake Commission report on rough sleeping
District Councils’ Network responds to Kerslake Commission report on rough sleeping Responding to the Kerslake Commission report on ending rough sleeping,...
DCN responds to Swim England report on swimming pool closures
DCN responds to Swim England report on swimming pool closures Responding to a report by Swim England, A Decade of Decline: The Future of Swimming Pools in...
District Councils’ Network welcomes new Secretary of State
District Councils' Network welcomes new Secretary of State Commenting on the appointment of The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State for the Ministry...
District Councils’ Network responds to annual homelessness statistics
District Councils’ Network responds to annual homelessness statistics Responding to the official annual homelessness statistics for 2020/21 published today,...
DCN gives evidence to HCLG Committee inquiry into Permitted Development Rights
DCN gives evidence to HCLG Committee inquiry into Permitted Development Rights The DCN welcomes this important report from the HCLG Committee following their...
District Councils’ Network response to decision on local government reform proposals in North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Somerset
District Councils’ Network response to decision on local government reform proposals in North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Somerset Cllr John Fuller OBE, Chairman...
DCN responds to Defra proposals for consistency in household and business recycling
DCN responds to Defra proposals for consistency in household and business recycling The DCN believes that local councils and communities- from our city...
‘Unnecessary’ garden waste collection changes to cost taxpayer £2.5 billion – councils warn
‘Unnecessary’ garden waste collection changes to cost taxpayer £2.5 billion – councils warn  National plans to roll out a free garden waste collection service...
DCN responds to a proposed Waste Prevention Plan for England
DCN responds to a proposed Waste Prevention Plan for England The District Councils' Network supports the proposals for a Waste Prevention Plan for England. We...