03 January 2025
Today the government has announced an independent commission for reforming adult social care, chaired by Louise Casey. Split into two phases, this cross-party commission will report firstly in mid-2026 and ...
18 December 2024
Today the government has published how much councils will receive next year, but the County Councils Network (CCN) warns that ministers are ‘cherry picking’ what ...
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16 December 2024
Today the government has released its English Devolution White Paper, which contains proposals on devolution, local government re-organisation, and an aspiration to bring back strategic ...
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12 December 2024
Today the government has published its new National Planning Policy Framework, following a consultation over reforms to the planning system this summer. The framework includes ...
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04 December 2024
Today the Department for Education has announced £740m to create more places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within mainstream schools. The ...
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28 November 2024
Today the government has published the local government finance policy statement for 2025/26, which sets out how it intends to distribute resources to councils next ...
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21 November 2024
Today IMPOWER and the County Councils Network have released a new report which spotlights the financial pressures local authorities’ home to school transport budgets, and ...
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18 November 2024
Today, the government have announced its intentions to undertake the biggest reforms in a generation to the provision of children’s social care in England. The ...
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18 November 2024
Yesterday, the government announced £1 billion government funding for bus services across England. This includes a new approach to allocating £670m of funding to support ...
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Today the Department for Education has released the latest looked after children figures for England as of April this year. The figures show a slight ...
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13 November 2024
The County Councils Network's 2024 Annual Conference took place this week in Marlow in Buckinghamshire, as we welcomed hundreds of delegates, speakers, and partners to ...
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