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Tribute to Cllr Ian Stewart

23 October 2018

The County Councils Network is deeply saddened to hear that Cllr Ian Stewart passed away at the weekend. Cllr Stewart, first elected to Cumbria County ...

CCN in the media: September 2018

09 October 2018

CCN was referenced in media stories over 50 times during a busy September, with our warnings that counties will have to set aside £1bn in ...

Prime Minister’s Conservative Party Conference speech – CCN responds

03 October 2018

Today, the Prime Minister declared and end to austerity and announced that the housing borrowing cap is to be lifted for councils, in her speech ...

New social care funding announcement: CCN responds

02 October 2018

Today, the Department for Health and Social Care is set to announce £240m in emergency funding for adult social care, to help alleviate winter pressures. This ...

Watch: Coverage of CCN’s warning that counties need to to save another £1bn next year

21 September 2018

This week, the County Councils Network warned that county authorities will be forced to make 'unpalatable' decisions next year with almost £1bn in new reductions ...

England’s largest councils set to outline another raft of savings this winter, with £1bn in new reductions needed to balance budgets

20 September 2018

England’s largest councils are poised to set out almost £1bn in new reductions to budgets next February - with residents facing another round of ‘unpalatable’ ...

Booking is now open for CCN Conference 2018

10 September 2018

Booking for this year's CCN Conference is now open. This year's event takes place at the Harbour Hotel, in Guildford, Surrey, from Sunday, 18th of ...

WATCH: CCN warns that more councils will struggle without new funding on prime-time BBC News

04 September 2018

This week, the County Councils Network has been featured on prime-time BBC news programmes as debates on local government funding continue to feature prominently in ...

CCN in the media: summer 2018

31 August 2018

CCN was referenced in the media almost 150 times during a busy summer, with coverage on prime-time BBC 6pm News, ITV, and the New York ...

Councils in England overspend by over £800m on children’s care services as local authorities struggle to meet escalating demand

23 August 2018

New figures released today by the government have revealed that councils in England overspent by £816m on protecting vulnerable children in the last financial year, ...

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