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Fit for the Future: The Health Value of Wellbeing and Leisure Services This new report from DCN, produced with health consultants HEC at University of East Anglia and Economics By Design, delivers strong evidence of the potential of these services...

DCN responds to Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Commenting on the publication of the Government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Chair of the District Councils’ Network said: “The Levelling Up Bill is mixed news for DCN councils....

District Councils’ Network responds to Queen’s Speech Commenting on the 2022 Queen’s Speech, Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Chair of the District Councils’ Network said: “District councils have a critical role to play in delivering levelling up through the work we do...

Sam's blog - April 2022 Dear all, With Easter just around the corner, I hope you’re all looking forward to some well-earned down time with friends and family. Reflecting on the first quarter of this year, none of us could...

Bigger is still Not Better - a report by Professor Colin Copus This timely new report from Professor Colin Copus, Emeritus Professor of Local Politics, De Montfort University and Visiting Professor, Ghent University is an update on 2020's 'Bigger is not Better'....