CCN News 2023

Revised National Planning Policy Framework – CCN Response

19 December 2023

Today, the government have published a revised National Planning Policy Framework. The revised policy framework sets out government's planning policies for England and how these ...

CCN Response to Provisional Local Government Settlement – County authorities ‘bitterly disappointed’

18 December 2023

Today, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has announced the provisional local government settlement 2024/25, confirming that the government will provide no ...

New report sets out how using data on needs and cost could improve young people’s lives and outcomes

07 December 2023

A new report released today calls for data-driven approaches focused on the needs of young people to be embedded into the forthcoming children’s social care ...

Councils in ‘significantly worse financial position’ after the Autumn Statement, with seven in ten now unsure if they can balance their budget next year

06 December 2023

England’s largest councils say they are in ‘significantly worse’ financial position than before the Autumn Statement, as a new survey reveals that local authorities now ...

Watch all the sessions from the County Councils Network Annual Conference 2023

24 November 2023

The County Councils Network's Annual Conference 2023 took place in Marlow on November 20-21 as we welcomed hundreds of delegates, partners, and high-profile speakers to ...

Autumn Statement ‘opens the door’ for major expansion of devolution to England’s counties

22 November 2023

After months of advocacy by the County Councils Network (CCN), the Autumn Statement has confirmed that the government is to rapidly expand devolution in England’s ...

Autumn Statement: CCN responds

The government has published its Autumn Statement today, which contained no specific funding for local authorities' funding pressures. The County Councils Network had called for ...

New report sets out how hospital admissions can be avoided and how patient flow can be improved ahead of busy winter period

20 November 2023

A major new report released today sets out how the health and social care system can work better this winter – by avoiding unnecessary hospital ...

Spiralling SEND transport budgets threaten financial sustainability of England’s largest councils, report reveals

18 November 2023

England’s largest councils today warn that spiralling school transport budgets for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are threatening their financial sustainability, as ...

National Audit Office report on adult social care reform: CCN responds

10 November 2023

Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has released a new report, which analyses the progress made by the government on its adult social care charging ...