07 November 2017
Responding to today's announcement from Sajid Javid on unitary proposals in Dorset, CCN Director Simon Edwards said: “CCN welcomes the decision of the Secretary of ...
Read more06 November 2017
Empowering counties as strategic authorities to lead local labour strategies could ensure people have the skills to do the jobs of tomorrow, a new report ...
Read more01 November 2017
Yesterday, the government announced that it was set to make changes in its supported housing policy following a consultation earlier this year. DCLG said it ...
Read more19 October 2017
County authorities’ funding black hole will treble to £2.54bn in just four years’ time, with leaders arguing the situation is rapidly becoming unsustainable. ...
Read more17 October 2017
New research shows the extent to which private care home residents are subsidising a ‘broken’ care market, and, for the first time, analyses the impact ...
Read more10 October 2017
CCN was featured in the national, trade, and local press during September. Stories ranged from the network's advocacy on schools funding, to its work with ...
Read more28 September 2017
New research reveals that 100% business rate retention could actually worsen the financial plight of county authorities rather than promote self-sufficiency over time, with income ...
Read more05 September 2017
The County Councils Network had a busy August, securing national media warning over funding pressures on children's services, and raising concerns over delayed transfers of ...
Read more22 August 2017
England’s largest councils face a double whammy of having badly-needed social care money withdrawn from them if they can’t hit ‘undeliverable’ government targets, whilst receiving ...
Read more09 August 2017
Services to protect vulnerable children in large parts of the country are seeing a dramatic ‘unfunded’ spike in demand, new analysis shows. The County Councils ...
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