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New analysis reveals two-thirds of social care commissioning budgets are spent on working age and disabled adults, as councils call for this ‘forgotten’ group not to be overlooked

11 November 2024

Councils are today calling for the needs of hundreds of thousands of working age adults and life-long disabled people requiring social care not to be ...

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CCN Conference 2024 Live Stream

06 November 2024

Welcome to the live stream of the County Councils Network's Annual Conference 2024. The live stream of this year's event will be displayed below ...

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Autumn Budget 2024: CCN Responds

30 October 2024

Today the Chancellor has delivered her Autumn 2024 Budget, which included an additional £1.3bn for local government in 2025-26. This additional grant funding for ...

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Government announces extension and increase to bus fare cap: CCN responds

28 October 2024

Today the government has announced that the bus fare cap will stay in place until the end of 2025, but will be raised from £2 ...

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National Audit Office report on the SEND system: CCN responds

24 October 2024

Today the National Audit Office has released a new report Support for young people with special educational needs (SEN), which examines issues within the system ...

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Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year, research finds

23 October 2024

New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to ...

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SEND deficits risk bankrupting almost three quarters of England’s largest councils by 2027, with government urged to take action

21 October 2024

Twenty-six of England’s largest councils could have to declare bankruptcy by 2027 if the multi-billion special educational needs and disabilities services (SEND) deficits they are ...

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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 ...

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New report shines a spotlight on every day council services

30 September 2024

Today the County Councils Network (CCN) releases its latest County Spotlight report, which focuses on some of the vital yet unsung services county and unitary ...

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Housing reforms risk a ‘developer free for all’ in county and rural areas, as councils warn ‘excessive’ targets will pile even more pressure on local roads, schools, and services

27 September 2024

Councils which cover county and rural areas warn that their communities face a developer ‘free for all’ and could be left at the mercy of ...

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