CCN News 2023

Patricia Hewitt review of integrated care systems: CCN responds

04 April 2023

Today the Patricia Hewitt review into integrated care systems (ICS) has been published - a government-commissioned report. In the report's foreword, the former health secretary ...

Update to Cornwall devolution deal: CCN responds

Today Cornwall Council has confirmed that it will no longer be pursuing a ‘level three’ devolution deal, including the introduction of a directly-elected mayor. Instead, ...

Government sets out next steps on social care reform: CCN responds

Today the government has published an update to its 2021 Social Care White Paper, The Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care. ...

County Councils Network welcomes four new member authorities as new unitaries come into existence tomorrow

31 March 2023

Tomorrow four new local authorities will come into existence in Somerset, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. All four new unitary councils will replace the existing county ...

England’s largest councils need to make £1bn worth of savings despite council tax rises as local authorities grapple with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressures

23 March 2023

New research shows that England’s largest councils will need to make at least £1bn in savings to balance their 2023/24 budgets, despite many of them ...

Spring Budget 2023: CCN responds

15 March 2023

Today the Chancellor has delivered the government's Spring Budget, which contained a raft of announcements on roads maintenance funding, economic inactivity, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) ...

Counties see the largest number of sponsored Ukrainian refugees settle, a new report released on the anniversary of the Homes for Ukraine programme reveals

14 March 2023

Rural and county areas have seen the largest number of sponsored Ukrainians resettle in England, new data released on the 12-month anniversary of the Homes ...

Councils face difficult choices over road maintenance schemes next year as inflation adds £500m to costs

10 March 2023

Millions of rural motorists face seeing major road projects and maintenance schemes curtailed next year, with councils in county areas grappling with rising inflation and ...

SEND Improvement Plan unveiled: CCN responds

02 March 2023

Today the government has published its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, a set of proposed reforms to the system. This ...

Councils raise concerns that funding for infrastructure in county areas could be reduced under new planning reforms

28 February 2023

England’s largest councils today have raised concerns that spending on infrastructure such as roads, schools, and medical centres could be reduced in the coming years ...