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Failure to address £54bn funding black-hole could leave councils as ‘little more than care authorities’ by the end of decade

03 October 2024

Councils today warn that unless the government acts in the Budget and Spending Review, local authorities in England face a funding shortfall of £54bn over the next five years – ...

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Budget 2024: CCN response

06 March 2024

Today, the Chancellor outlined his Budget proposals for the next financial year, including forecasts on public spending for 2025/26 and beyond. In January, the government ...

Local authorities warn ‘difficult but necessary’ council tax rises are needed to help prevent insolvency, as new analysis reveals 95% plan maximum increase

20 February 2024

Virtually every local authority with responsibility for social care in England plans on raising its council tax by the maximum this April, with council leaders ...

Report says workforce capacity is ‘one of the biggest challenges’ facing councils, and calls for national branding campaign to recruit staff

05 February 2024

A report released today calls for local government to adopt a new national branding campaign to help recruit and retain staff amidst a worsening workforce ...

Councils reduce library and culture spend by almost £500m since 2010, new analysis shows

02 February 2024

Council spending on libraries, culture, heritage and tourism has reduced by almost £500m since the onset of austerity, a new analysis shows. New analysis from ...

Devolution deal for Devon and Torbay: CCN responds

25 January 2024

Today the government has announced a devolution deal for Devon and Torbay, which will devolve powers over adult education and infrastructure to the area. The ...

Local authorities welcome £500m funding announcement from the government

24 January 2024

Today the government has announced an extra £500m for local authorities, following strong campaigning from the County Councils Network (CCN) and the County All-Party Parliamentary ...

Over 40 MPs – including seven former cabinet members – urge the government to re-think local authority funding plans

22 January 2024

A large cohort of county MPs – including 44 Conservatives and seven former cabinet members within this group – have written to the Prime Minister ...

New Local Government Association chief executive announced: CCN responds

04 January 2024

Today it has been announced that Joanna Killian is to become the new chief executive of the Local Government Association. Joanna is currently chief executive ...

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Failure to address £54bn funding black-hole could leave councils as ‘little more than care authorities’ by the end of decade