The DCN Annual Conference 2023
Bookings now open: DCN Annual Conference 2023 The DCN Annual Conference is back in February…
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Current DCN Networking & Events
Pioneering four-day working week set to be trialled by district
A district council which is struggling to fill vacancies is set to become the first…
DCN at LGA Conference 2022
DCN at the LGA Conference 2022 We’re delighted to be joining the LGA Conference, and…
Staff Development Programme
The Staff Development Programme is a scheme for talented district council officers run by the…
Power in Place, DCN’s annual conference 2021
Power in Place, DCN’s annual conference 2021 We were delighted to welcome over 170 Leaders…
DCN and CCN Joint Statement
The District Councils’ Network and the County Councils Network Joint Statement This article was published…
District Council Response to COVID-19
District Council Response to the COVID-19 Illness This is a fast-moving situation; the response to…
DCN Covid-19 Template Strategy
District Councils’ Network Coronavirus Engagement Template for Councils District Councils will play a pivotal role…
2020 Conference update
2020 Conference Update Our 2020 DCN Conference was our most successful yet. With over…
DCN Annual Conference 2020
Every year the DCN runs a number of events to promote the role of district…
Cancelled: DCN Autumn Assembly 2019
Key topics of the Assembly will be building stronger economies, housing delivery, town centre regeneration,…
DCN Annual Conference 2019
Every year the DCN runs a number of events to promote the role of district…
APPG for District Councils Report: Delivering the District Difference
All Party Parliament Group for District Councils Report: Delivering the District Difference The All-Party…
APPG for District Councils
The All Party Parliamentary Group for District Councils The APPG will work to promote the…
Government agrees to protect district council functions
Levelling Up Bill: Government agrees to protect district council functions The District Councils’ Network has welcomed Michael Gove’s move to end the risk that district council services could be taken away from them without local consent. The Levelling Up Secretary...
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‘Every community and every individual will feel poorer’ – DCN responds to Autumn Statement
DCN responds to Autumn Statement: ‘Every community and every individual will feel poorer’ District councils have little alternative but to scale back universal services which matter to all local residents after the chancellor signalled a real-terms fall in their...
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Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth
Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth Local government should be empowered to independently fund clean growth projects and lead the drive to hit net zero in local communities, a report from Localis, co-commissioned by DCN, today urges....
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Hunt warned: further cuts will weaken shire communities
Hunt warned: further cuts will weaken shire communities District council leaders say they will have no option but to cut hugely valuable local services which will diminish towns and communities across England should further cuts be imposed upon them. They...
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Four-fifths of councils running out of accommodation for homeless people
Councils are running out of temporary accommodation in which to house growing numbers of people who are becoming homeless, exclusive research reveals. The District Councils’ Network insight also reveals how the cost-of-living crisis has spurred a huge increase in demand...
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