CCN News 2015

New CCN Spokesman Appointed

12 October 2015

Following the recent appointment of Councillor Paul Carter as Chairman of CCN, we are delighted to confirm the appointment of new CCN Spokesman. Spokesman ...

CCN in the Press: Business Rate Retention

07 October 2015

On 6th October the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that ‘By the end of the Parliament, local government will be able to retain 100 per ...

CCN Comment: Business Rate Retention

05 October 2015

David Borrow, CCN Finance Spokesman, responds to the Chancellor's announcement at the Conservative Party Conference that local government will be able to retain 100 ...

CCN in the Press- Devolution

01 October 2015

In September the Trade press featured stories citing the County Councils Network and its policy position and comment on devolution. These stories included: Public ...

CCN in the Press-The Sustainability of Local Care Markets

In September the Trade press produced a number of stories citing CCN’s report County Care Markets: Market Sustainability and the Care Act. These stories ...

New Homes Bonus: ‘Call for review of two tier funding split’

22 September 2015

As part of its Spending Review submission, the County Councils Network (CCN) called for Government to review their New Homes Bonus policy, including the ...

New Chairman of County APPG Elected

17 September 2015

Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney, Suffolk, has been elected as Chairman of the County All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) following a meeting on 15 ...

English care homes facing financial ruin, say councils

21 August 2015

Councillor Paul Carter has written to the Secretary of State for Health outlining concerns that despite a delay in the implementation of the Care ...

CCN in the Press- Devolution

31 July 2015

In July CCN achieved significant press coverage in the trade press and other forms of media on the subject of devolution and combined authorities. ...

CCN in the Press- Chairman-Elect

In July the trade press covered the appointment of Councillor Paul Carter as CCN Chairman-Elect and his priorities for his tenure. Stories in the ...