CCN Blogs

Grant Thornton Blog: Latest Trends in Local Authority Trading Companies

26 September 2018

Austerity and the rising demand for services have driven local authorities to consider different ways of working. However, this isn’t just about cutting costs – ...

Azeus Convene Blog: Paper-waste in local government: how it affects carbon emissions targets

21 August 2018

It would be hard to find any politician in the UK who would say that they are opposed to the Paris Accord and that the ...

Grant Thornton Blog: Financial Sustainability in Local Government

19 June 2018

Financial sustainability in local government is a hot topic. The issuing of the Section 114 notice at Northamptonshire County Council and the subsequent Best Value ...

Grant Thornton Blog: The Wrong Question – Why the Adult Social Care Green Paper may not deliver for County Hall

21 March 2018

The perspective of County Councils could not be clearer.  Demand for Adult Social Care is growing so quickly that it is in shouting distance ...

Grant Thornton blog: All roads lead to collaboration

15 January 2018

In recent weeks we have spent a lot of time with our clients in two-tier areas thinking about collaboration, even when we didn’t necessarily mean ...

Grant Thornton Blog – What role should Counties play in implementing the industrial strategy?

15 November 2017

For some time now, Grant Thornton has been engaged in a dialogue with communities and business, local authority and third sector leaders from across the ...

Serco blog: Degree apprenticeships to help address skills gap

19 October 2017

The changing nature of work is placing new and diverse demands on managers. Research suggests that this evolution is creating a management and leadership skills ...

Delivering local government transformation: time for a new approach?

20 June 2017

Local and, increasingly, devolved government is no stranger to the ongoing need for transformation. In an environment where the demand for public services and the ...

Serco Blog – Seizing the Industrial Strategy opportunity in public services

The Governments Industrial Strategy is not just an opportunity to drive economic growth. Its also an exciting chance for Britain to lead the way ...

CCN Survey Findings

PA Sponsored the CCN Conference Survey PA Consulting were proud to support the annual County Councils Network Conference. PA provided an online poll throughout the ...