27 March 2024
Councils have called on the next government to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school transport system, with new data revealing costs have doubled to £800m for local ...
23 March 2024
England’s largest councils today call for the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report reveals a dramatic rise ...
Read more18 March 2024
Councils are spending over £200 per person more on children’s services and adult social care compared to a decade ago, with these two services alone ...
Read more06 March 2024
In today's Budget the government have announced new devolution agreements for Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire and Surrey, which will devolve powers over adult education and infrastructure to ...
Read more06 March 2024
Today, the Chancellor outlined his Budget proposals for the next financial year, including forecasts on public spending for 2025/26 and beyond. In January, the government ...
Read more20 February 2024
Virtually every local authority with responsibility for social care in England plans on raising its council tax by the maximum this April, with council leaders ...
Read more05 February 2024
A report released today calls for local government to adopt a new national branding campaign to help recruit and retain staff amidst a worsening workforce ...
Read more02 February 2024
Council spending on libraries, culture, heritage and tourism has reduced by almost £500m since the onset of austerity, a new analysis shows. New analysis from ...
Read more25 January 2024
Today the government has announced a devolution deal for Devon and Torbay, which will devolve powers over adult education and infrastructure to the area. The ...
Read more24 January 2024
Today the government has announced an extra £500m for local authorities, following strong campaigning from the County Councils Network (CCN) and the County All-Party Parliamentary ...
Read more22 January 2024
A large cohort of county MPs – including 44 Conservatives and seven former cabinet members within this group – have written to the Prime Minister ...
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