Research and analysis

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.

This edition of the County Spotlight highlights how our member authorities are delivering major transport and infrastructure improvements across England’s counties, profiling16 case studies.

This Dialogues report, produced by HSO, explores how our member authorities are reshaping their digital transformation strategies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic

This report aims to better understand the experiences of young fathers -particularly in rural areas - during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this consultation response, we set out our concerns regarding the government’s proposal to withdraw the School Improvement Monitoring and Brokering Grant in this consultation response.

This analysis examines population change across county and county‑unitary areas between the 2011 and 2021 Censuses.