CCN News 2021

Spending Review 2021: CCN response

27 October 2021

Today the Chancellor has announced his government's three-year Spending Review, which sets out the quantum of funding for local government. Below, the County Councils Network ...

MPs warn that counties could become ‘poor relation’ to cities in gigabit broadband rollout, with just one in five rural properties connected so far

21 October 2021

Just one in five businesses and homes in county areas have access to gigabit broadband speeds – compared to over three quarters of London – ...

Government’s Net Zero Strategy – CCN response

19 October 2021

Today the government has published its strategy to reach net-zero by 2025. You can read the document titled 'Net Zero Strategy: Building Back Greener' here. ...

Councils urge ministers not to get ‘bogged down’ in creating more mayors, as poll reveals just one in three people believe they should spearhead devolution deals

13 October 2021

Just one in three people back mayors as the most suitable local leaders for forthcoming devolution deals in England’s county areas, a new public poll ...

Former Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire passes away

08 October 2021

Today the family of former Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire have announced that he has passed away at the age of 53. Mr Brokenshire served ...

Council tax ‘cannot be the answer’ – counties call for Spending Review funding injection for local authorities

07 October 2021

England’s largest councils say that council tax cannot be the sole answer to filling a multi-billion shortfall over the next three years – and they ...

The government risks undermining its net-zero target by focusing on cities instead of England’s counties, report warns

16 September 2021

The government could undermine its 2050 net-zero target if it continues focusing on reducing emissions in cities instead of England’s counties, a new report suggests. ...

New report analyses the impact of the government’s social care reforms

Today the County Councils Network releases a new report examining the state of social care in county and rural areas, in partnership with the Rural ...

New Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government

15 September 2021

Today the government has announced that Michael Gove will become the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, replacing Robert Jenrick. Mr ...

Government announces reforms of adult social care: CCN response

07 September 2021

Today the Prime Minister has announced substantive reforms to adult social care services, including a cap on care of £86,000 and a means-test upper limit ...