22 May 2020
Councils fear a rise in vulnerable children and ‘troubled families’ needing support as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown, but today warn they could struggle ...
Read more17 May 2020
Leaders of England’s largest councils have called on the government to introduce a ‘£5bn income guarantee’ for local authorities to prevent them having to declare ...
Read more16 May 2020
Leaders of England’s councils covering rural and coastal areas have urged the public to ‘think twice’ before travelling to do exercise in country parks and ...
Read more15 May 2020
Last night the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the first tranche of government's £2.5bn pothole fund, first announced earlier this year, is being ...
Read more14 May 2020
Today the government has announced that it is asking councils with social care responsibilities to put in place a care home support plan, to help ...
Read more13 May 2020
Today the Prime Minister has announced that social care councils will receive £600m, for Coronavirus infection control within care homes. Below the County Councils Network ...
Read more04 May 2020
Residents are being urged by councils to avoid rushing to the rubbish tip when they begin to reopen, and to think carefully about whether they ...
Read more29 April 2020
The government has last night confirmed that the Fair Funding Review has been delayed due to Coronavirus, and will no longer proceed as planned in ...
Read moreLast night, the government published councils' allocations from the £1.6bn made available to local government. Compared to the £1.6bn for councils made available ...
Read more28 April 2020
Today in Parliament, the Communities Secretary has said that councils have been asked to start making preparations to re-open household waste recycling centres. Below, the ...
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