CCN Blogs

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 ...

Grant Thornton Blog – Devolution in Shire areas

Grant Thornton has worked with a wide variety of County and District Councils across England as they grapple with devolution and local government reorganisation. We ...

Serco Blog – Impacts of Brexit and devolution

We are all clear that Brexit and Devolution provide both challenges and opportunities for Local and Regional Government across the UK but does it really ...

Cornerstone Blog: Solving the capital conundrum

How to solve the capital conundrum? We all know full well that local government faces continued pressure on local services: housing, healthcare, homes for the ...