James Maker, Author at County Councils Network

Watch all the sessions from the County Councils Network Annual Conference 2023

24 November 2023

The County Councils Network's Annual Conference 2023 took place in Marlow on November 20-21 as we welcomed hundreds of delegates, partners, and high-profile speakers to this year's event. Below, you ...
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Autumn Statement ‘opens the door’ for major expansion of devolution to England’s counties

22 November 2023

After months of advocacy by the County Councils Network (CCN), the Autumn Statement has confirmed that the government is to rapidly expand devolution in England’s ...

Autumn Statement: CCN responds

22 November 2023

The government has published its Autumn Statement today, which contained no specific funding for local authorities' funding pressures. The County Councils Network had called for ...

New report sets out how hospital admissions can be avoided and how patient flow can be improved ahead of busy winter period

20 November 2023

A major new report released today sets out how the health and social care system can work better this winter – by avoiding unnecessary hospital ...

Spiralling SEND transport budgets threaten financial sustainability of England’s largest councils, report reveals

18 November 2023

England’s largest councils today warn that spiralling school transport budgets for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are threatening their financial sustainability, as ...

National Audit Office report on adult social care reform: CCN responds

10 November 2023

Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has released a new report, which analyses the progress made by the government on its adult social care charging ...

Councils warn they are ‘running out of road’ to prevent financial insolvency, as in-year overspends top £600m

01 November 2023

New analysis has revealed that England’s largest councils face overspending their budgets by over £600m this year, as ‘uncontrollable’ spending pressures drive up the cost ...

Three in four rural authorities roll out new ‘demand-responsive’ transport, but warn that they are not a substitute for traditional bus services

25 October 2023

A survey of England’s largest rural councils has revealed that three in four are rolling out demand-responsive transport (DRT) - a type of bus ...

New data reveals that there is just one electric vehicle charger for every ten miles in England’s county and rural areas

28 September 2023

A new report has found that the number of publicly-available electric vehicle charge points in England’s county and rural areas lags far behind major towns ...

Councils call on government to ‘fast track’ more county devolution deals, as figures show decline in people taking part in adult education and apprenticeships

04 September 2023

England’s largest councils today call for the government to ‘fast track’ more devolution deals in county areas to kick-start an adult education revolution, with the ...

Research finds councils could face a £5bn funding gap: CCN responds

21 August 2023

Today the BBC has published new research which finds that local authorities in England could face a funding black hole of £5.2bn by 2025/26. ...

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Watch all the sessions from the County Councils Network Annual Conference 2023