CCN in the press: September 2017

CCN was featured in the national, trade, and local press during September. Stories ranged from the network’s advocacy on schools funding, to its work with member councils on fairer funding for counties, to its recently-released report on business rate retention.

TES: The funding disparities between county schools and urban schools is vast – we need urgent action

Cambridgeshire Times: Cambridgeshire is 120th out of 150 local authorities in terms of money received for education

LGC: Colin Noble – counties’ DToC targets are grossly unfair; we need better solutions

The MJ: What happened to county devolution?

Community Care: Councils warn of catastrophic impact if government withholds social care funding

East Anglian Daily Times: Essex County Council calls for a fairer deal after report reveals that Londoners get triple the government funding per person

LGC: James Maker – rates reform must be fair to counties

Local Gov: 100% business rate retention could leave counties ‘worse off’, research shows

The MJ: Counties and districts clash over DFG spend

Government Business: 100% business rates posing challenges