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New report argues for councils to be given the tools to continue their support to volunteer and charity groups

04 August 2021

A new report showcases how county authorities stepped up to help keep community groups afloat during the pandemic – and argues councils should be given ...

Booking is now open for CCN Conference 2021

03 August 2021

Booking is now open for the County Councils Network's Conference 2021 - one of the first in-person local government events since the beginning of ...

CCN says devolution to county areas could be a ‘game changer’ for levelling-up, as new report backs councils to lead economic recovery

22 July 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) has written to the Prime Minister to say devolution to county areas could be a ‘game changer’ for levelling up ...

Decision on local government reorganisation in Somerset, North Yorkshire, and Cumbria

21 July 2021

Today the government has made a decision on proposals to reorganise local government in Somerset, North Yorkshire, and Cumbria. The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and ...

Prime Minister’s levelling-up speech promises devolution to county areas

15 July 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed today's levelling-up speech by the Prime Minister, where he made a commitment to ‘rewrite the rulebook’ on devolution ...

New report calls for assistive technology to become ‘mainstream’ in adult social care services

14 July 2021

A new report launched today calls for a new framework and funding to make assistive technology ‘mainstream’ in adult social care services, including providing the ...

Councils call for urgent action in Spending Review to address £1.3bn special educational needs deficit

30 June 2021

England’s largest councils today call for urgent action in this year’s Spending Review to ward off a financial cliff edge due to a spiralling deficit ...

Covid Local Support Grant extended: CCN response

23 June 2021

The government has announced that its Covid Local Support Grant has been extended until September, totalling an extra £160m. This fund will be distributed by ...

A message from our new Chairman-Elect

10 June 2021

This week Cllr Tim Oliver has been named the new Chairman of the County Councils Network. Cllr Oliver, who is Leader of Surrey County Council ...

New report calls for long-term funding for councils to enable them to invest in resilience

09 June 2021

Councils have ridden the waves of the Coronavirus pandemic exceptionally well but they need a long-term funding settlement to invest in organisational resilience, a new report ...

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