CCN News 2018

IFS report on the fair funding review: CCN response

22 August 2018

Today the Institute of Fiscal Studies has released a new report on the fair funding review. Below, the County Councils Network responds to the report. ...

Azeus Convene Blog: Paper-waste in local government: how it affects carbon emissions targets

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 ...

WATCH: Coverage of our warning over the risk that a core offer could become the norm

10 August 2018

With Northamptonshire approving £70m of emergency reductions to its budget, CCN have been across the national media outlining the wider financial pressures facing county authorities ...

Risk that basic ‘core offer’ of local services could be become the norm without additional resources, counties warn

09 August 2018

England’s largest authorities are warning that plans to strip back services and offer only a basic ‘core offer’ of services to local residents could be ...

Counties set out their social care policy positions in new report ahead of government green paper

27 July 2018

England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded otherwise it will inadvertently ...

Counties welcome ‘fairer’ settlement measures, but call for pilot resources to be reinvested

25 July 2018

The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed proposed measures in the local government finance settlement that could make grant funding for councils fairer, but argue ...

Local Enterprise Partnership proposals: CCN responds

Yesterday the government announced a series of proposals for reforming Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP), including the potential for revised LEP boundaries where there are overlaps. ...

CCN in the media: June 2018

04 July 2018

The County Councils Network was referenced in the national, broadcast, and trade media over 50 times during a busy June. Stories ranged from coverage of ...

Counties issue budget warning and call for pre-spending review cash injection

27 June 2018

Leaders of England’s largest councils have today warned ‘the worst is yet to come’ unless government provides cash-strapped counties with additional funding ahead of the ...

New reports back a larger role for counties in planning as councils warn over ‘severe’ need for affordable homes

20 June 2018

Two new reports launched today at a national housing conference back a larger role for county councils in planning to help solve the affordability crisis; ...