Guest blogs from CCN partners:
17 September 2019
Local authorities are experiencing a rise in the demand for services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and spend ...
Read more 03 July 2019
Local government reorganisation (LGR) is a bit like Brexit – almost everybody is sick to the back teeth of talking about it, but while Brexit ...
Read more 29 March 2019
The announcement last month that the Government is forecasting that the UK economy would be 6-9% smaller over the next 15 years’ in the event ...
Read more 11 January 2019
County councils are place shapers and community builders. Although county authorities have a strong track record in the maintaining and, notably improving services, the future ...
Read more 09 January 2019
Our focus on well-functioning care markets needs urgent attention. Much is made (rightly) of the funding crisis, but we have very high reliance on ...
Read more 26 October 2018
Mobile connectivity is no longer a luxury or fashion item. Today, it is an essential part of daily life; in fact, 95% of adults own ...
Read more 23 October 2018
If you don’t frame it in terms of business longevity, sustainability becomes an altruistic activity which is ‘good to have’. It then gets relegated to ...
Read more 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 – ...
Read more 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 ...
Read more 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 ...
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