CCN News 2019

Education funding announcement: CCN responds

30 August 2019

On Friday, the Prime Minister announced an increase in education funding and £700m for local authorities for special educational needs and disabilities in 2020/21. The ...

Watch: Coverage of CCN’s social care analysis across national and regional news

Yesterday the County Councils Network released a new analysis of social care funding, which revealed that £2.4bn worth of 'temporary' grant funding for care ...

Over £2bn of vital social care funding at risk next year as councils warn they will start to decommission services 

29 August 2019

More than £2bn of funding for vital social care services is at risk next year, with council leaders today urging government to confirm that resource ...

HCLG committee report on local government funding: CCN response

21 August 2019

Today the Housing, Communities, and Local Government committee have released a new report on council finances, 'Local government funding and the 2019 Spending Review'. During ...

Watch coverage of CCN’s fairer funding letter across national media

19 August 2019

Today the County Councils Network has had a letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to 'level up' funding for county areas compared to ...

County leaders seek fairer funding commitment from new PM for ‘underfunded and overburdened councils’

More than 30 leaders of England’s largest councils have written an open letter to the Telegraph urging the Prime Minister to see through his promise ...

One-year Spending Review: CCN response

09 August 2019

Today the Chancellor has announced a one-year Spending Review, as opposed to the original plan of a three-year review, owing to Brexit uncertainty. This process ...

Prime Minister’s speech on ‘levelling up towns and regions’: CCN response

29 July 2019

During the weekend, the Prime Minister made a speech in Manchester, outlining that he will seek to to 'level up' the powers offered to mayors ...

County authorities urge clarity over funding for councils next year in new five-point plan for the government

26 July 2019

Today the County Councils Network (CCN) publishes a new five-point plan for the new government – with local authorities urging for ‘immediate clarity’ over resource ...

CCN responds to appointment of new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

24 July 2019

Today Robert Jenrick MP has been announced as the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government. Below, the County Councils Network responds ...