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We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils

Our Work

We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our district and unitary member councils

The DCN delivers value for our members by:

    • supporting our councils and being advocates for the work they do and the challenges they face
    • facilitating collaboration, networking and access to information across all our councils
    • influencing central government and the outside world to deliver the right national policy and funding framework for our councils to deliver the best possible services to residents
    • producing evidence-based research on the key issues facing our councils and wider local government

Strategic Priorities

DCN has four strategic priorities which are the basis for our lobbying and research work

Environment Project Group

Environment, Net Zero and Sustainability

Environment Project Group

Finance and Investment

Health, Housing and Hardship

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Regeneration and Growth

Reports

Driving better health outcomes: districts’ role in ICSs

Driving better health outcomes: districts’ role in ICSs

District council services play a key role in determining the health of their communities, making districts ...
Districts Deliver: How local people view their councils

Districts Deliver: How local people view their councils

Districts Deliver: How local people view their councils Exclusive research has revealed unprecedented insight ...
Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth

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 ...
Fit For the Future: The Health Value of Wellbeing and Leisure Services

Fit For the Future: The Health Value of Wellbeing and Leisure Services

Fit for the Future: The Health Value of Wellbeing and Leisure Services This new report from DCN, produced with ...
Bigger is still Not Better – a report by Professor Colin Copus

Bigger is still Not Better – a report by Professor Colin Copus

Bigger is still Not Better - a report by Professor Colin Copus This timely new report from Professor Colin Copus, ...
Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place

Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place

Levelling up places: A series of case studies demonstrating districts’ power in place This new pamphlet showcases ...
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

Levelling up towns and cities in non-metropolitan England: Principles for county devolution Devolution can give ...
Briefing note: The Resources and Waste Strategy Reforms

Briefing note: The Resources and Waste Strategy Reforms

Briefing note: The Resources and Waste Strategy Reforms In this briefing note we detail some of our major concerns ...