CCN News 2021

Adult social care reform: further details announced

16 December 2021

Earlier today via a written statement in the House of Commons the Government have announced further details of a Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care ...

Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement: CCN response

Today the government has published its provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23, including the proposed distribution of an extra £1.5bn for councils next ...

BBC council tax story: CCN response

10 December 2021

A BBC News survey has found that two-thirds of upper-tier social care authorities are considering a council tax rise in 2022/23. Responding to the survey, ...

New report calls on Levelling-Up White Paper to set out a clear direction for county devolution deals

09 December 2021

The long-awaited levelling up white paper should include a framework for how the government will negotiate devolution deals with county areas, what powers it is ...

Report calls for a new planning model, as two thirds of councils say the pressure on their infrastructure is ‘excessive’ due to housing

08 December 2021

The government should rapidly implement a new strategic planning model as part of forthcoming reforms to the system to closer align housebuilding and infrastructure in ...

Adult Social Care Reform White Paper: CCN Response

01 December 2021

Today the government has published its adult social care reform white paper, People at the Heart of Care. Below, the County Councils Network responds to ...

Watch all the sessions from CCN Conference 2021

24 November 2021

This year's CCN Annual Conference 2021 took place in late November - one of the first in-person local government events since early 2020. Over 200 ...

Number of children in care could reach almost 100,000 by 2025 – as county leaders call for an ‘unrelenting’ focus on keeping families together

22 November 2021

The number of vulnerable children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade – up from 69,000 in ...

CCN Conference 2021: Government urged to show ‘highest level of ambition’ for devolution in counties

The County Councils Network (CCN) will today urge the government to show the ‘highest level of ambition’ for devolution and levelling up in county and ...

New analysis shows chasm in electric vehicle chargers between rural areas and cities – with London having more than England’s counties combined

08 November 2021

Council leaders today warn of a chasm between cities and rural areas in the availability of electric vehicle charging points, as new figures that drivers ...