Research and analysis

This analysis charts the rise in economic inactivity in county areas, exploring what is driving this increase and what can be done to address it.

This report, produced by Tunstall, explores how digital and assistive technology can improve adult social care services.

This consultation responds to the government's provisional 2023/24 Local Government Finance Settlement.

This consultation response puts forward the county perspective to the independent Net Zero Review.

This County Spotlight report showcases best practice and innovation in one of the most prominent – but under pressure – local authority services: adult social care.

This report, produced by EY for the County Councils Network (CCN), examines the performance of England’s county and county-unitary areas in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

This report, produced by IMPOWER, assesses how county authorities are engaging with England’s new Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), providing the first council ‘stock take’ on the development of these new structures.

This report contains our analysis of the severe financial pressures facing county and unitary authorities over the period 2022 to 2024 in the context of historically high inflation rates.