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DCN responds to the Department for Transport's consultation on pavement parking The DCN would welcome moves to allow local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers to enforce unnecessary obstructions of the pavement. The problems caused by pavement parking will vary...

Leisure centres to go under without further rescue funding in Spending Review – districts warn 21st November 2020 Leisure centres closed again due to coronavirus may never re-open unless government brings forward a financial rescue package to save the sector...

Case Study Report: How districts have continued to deliver during Covid-19   This brief report outlines some of the many innovative approaches districts have taken to respond quickly to Covid and protect their residents, local economies and businesses. It is...

Business rates review (tranche two), DCN response Districts are already seeing the impact of Covid-19 on business rates collection, and expect this to be significant and ongoing. In August the Institute for Fiscal Studies projects a real terms decline in...

Planning for the Future, the DCN Response The DCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Planning for the Future White Paper consultation. We wish to work with government to identify and find solutions to the aspects of the current...