toast, Author at County Councils Network

New analysis reveals the regional impact on local councils of the government’s flagship adult care reforms

25 May 2022

A new report today reveals the regional impact on local authorities as a result of the government’s flagship adult social care reforms, concluding that the costs of these proposals could ...
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Independent Review of Children’s Social Care: CCN response

23 May 2022

Today the Independent Review of Children's Social Care has published its final report, setting out a series of recommendations to government on how to reform ...

Moving permanently to a hybrid model of council meetings would improve the diversity of local councils, a new survey says

19 May 2022

Over two-thirds of councillors believe that moving to a hybrid model where meetings can be attended both online and in-person would improve the diversity of ...

Fire service reform white paper: CCN response

18 May 2022

Today the Home Secretary has unveiled the government's Fire Reform White Paper, which sets out a series of proposals ahead of a ten-week consultation. Below, ...

Queen’s Speech 2022: CCN response

10 May 2022

Today the government has set out its legislative programme for the forthcoming session of Parliament for 2022. Bills unveiled today included a Levelling Up and ...

New report highlights county authorities’ innovative work in public health

04 May 2022

A new report released today from the County Councils Network (CCN) showcases how county authorities stepped up to the national effort during the Coronavirus ...

SEND Green Paper: CCN response

29 March 2022

The government has today published a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) green paper, which is the culmination of the long-awaited SEND Review. The green ...

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy: CCN response

25 March 2022

Today the government has released its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure strategy, which sets out an ambition for the UK to have 300,000 publicly available chargers installed ...

Councils face difficult decisions as spiralling fuel prices impact on school transport services, report warns

25 March 2022

England’s largest councils today warn that spiralling fuel prices are impacting on school transport services, with local authorities set to have to pay providers significantly ...

New report examines the digital divide in county areas

18 March 2022

Today BT and the County Councils Network releases a new report which examines the digital divide in county areas. The report, released as part of ...

New analysis warns government has ‘seriously underestimated’ the costs of adult social care charging reforms