#Oflog shouldn’t be treated as a teenager with a departmental curfew - it must be made truly independent of Government to command the credibility and trust of the sector says our Chief Exec Chair Trevor Holden South Norfolk Council Broadland District Council to Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee 👇

📺Tune in at 5pm to watch our Chief Executive Chair Trevor Holden Broadland District Council South Norfolk Council give evidence to Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee about the Office for Local Government 👇

🎉 Happy 50th Birthday to all our #districtcouncil members! Congratulations for everything you have achieved to improve the lives of your residents and your communities over the past 50 years! #districtsdeliver

On Easter Monday district councils celebrate 50 years of being close to our communities. Here's a great example of one of our council's amazing work - Folkestone & Hythe District Council's driving forward of a new garden town of up to 10,000 new homes.
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Thank you to everyone who attended #dcnconf2024 - we really enjoyed welcoming you. In the words of Simon Hoare MP, it's good to see 'a group of people totally focused on serving their communities'. Here's our video round-up of an inspiring event.

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Here's the chief of cell therapy firm Autolus discussing its district council: Stevenage Council's 'support, collaboration and understanding of the needs of our business' ensured the delivery of 'a world class facility in half the time accomplished in other countries.' #dcnconf2024

'Try to be courageous with AI' says Chris Meah @themeahcat , Founder and CEO of School of Code as he sets out the value AI can bring to #councils #localgovernment at #DCNConf2024

Great to be at #DCNConf2024 to hear about the vital work districts are doing across parties to shape our communities.
 
As LGA Chair, I am committed to representing the voice of districts across all regions.

'When I think about what really affects the health and wellbeing of each of us, most of it isn't about the medical treatment we get from the NHS, however vital that is, it's about the places we live in' The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt at #DCNConf2024

What a line-up for the penultimate session of #dcnconf2024 ! Prof John Curtice and Gideon Skinner discuss what voters think.

Packed room for a brilliant workshop by Cratus on creating a high performing culture in a political environment at #DCNconf2024

“As we get districts, counties, the voluntary sector, the NHS and other partners working together at a neighbourhood level, we can put resources together and get better outcomes.” Patricia Hewitt at #dcnconf2024

“The only thing we know about the future is that it’s uncertain. Embrace the uncertainty.” AI expert Chris Meah #dcnconf2024

'There's a really strong relationship between district councils and Citizens Advice.' Clare Moriarty speaks at #dcnconf2024

'It's not just about #cycling and #walking , it's about transport independence, it's about decarbonisation, it's about building health into streets' says Chris Boardman #DCNconf2024

“District councils clearly put the local into #localgov .” Liz Twist MP speaks at #dcnconf2024

Great to hear from Rose Rouse Pendle Council, Lord Richard Harrington, AndrewJTaylor and Chris Vann about the powerful role #districtcouncils #DCNcouncils play in attracting #inwardinvestment

'Districts have faced the highest real terms cuts of any council type over the past 14 years - a staggering -34%.
If we are to ensure that the vital and valued services districts provide continue, we must fund local government properly' says Helen Morgan MP 🔶 #DCNconf2024