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Leading locally. Influencing nationally.

Leading locally. Influencing nationally.

Local government is changing – and so are we Devolution and local government reorganisation are reshaping the way places across England are led. At the same time, wider reforms to local public services, including health, social care and policing, combined with the...
DCN becomes the Local Councils Network

DCN becomes the Local Councils Network

The District Councils’ Network has today relaunched itself as the Local Councils Network (LCN). The rebirth of the organisation – which has 169 unitary and district council members and is one of England’s largest local government bodies – was announced this lunchtime...

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