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Research and analysis

Explore CCN's evidence-led research, reports and analysis on the issues that matter most to county and unitary councils - from finance and SEND to devolution and housing.
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Sector Support
CCN Councillor Guide 2025

Our 2025 councillor guide aims to give councillors - both new and old - a short introduction to CCN and the key issues facing county areas.

Publication
6
May
2025
May 6, 2025
CCN Councillor Guide 2025
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Briefings
Business Plan and Work Programme 2025-26

Publication
28
March
2025
March 28, 2025
Business Plan and Work Programme 2025-26
Education
SEND
Children’s services and SEND
Consultations and Submissions
Education Select Committee evidence: solving the SEND crisis

We set out our evidence on the growing challenge county councils and unitary councils face in delivering SEND services in this submission.

Publication
21
March
2025
March 21, 2025
Education Select Committee evidence: solving the SEND crisis
Devolution
Reorganisation
Finance
Finance, reorganisation and digital
Research Reports
CCN: Local government reorganisation - evaluating the financial impact of population thresholds

This analysis draws on data from PwC to analyse a variety of local govermment reorganisation scenarios, based on population sizes.

Publication
7
March
2025
March 7, 2025
CCN: Local government reorganisation - evaluating the financial impact of population thresholds
Devolution
Reorganisation
Finance
Finance, reorganisation and digital
Research Reports
PwC: Evaluating the impact of scale in proposals for local government reorganisation

This updated research builds on PwC's 2021 report, which examines the financial implcations of different local government reorganisation scenarios in 2025.

Publication
7
March
2025
March 7, 2025
PwC: Evaluating the impact of scale in proposals for local government reorganisation
Digital
Technology
Transformation
Workforce
Finance, reorganisation and digital
Sector Support
County Spotlight: Technology and Digital

This County Spotlight publication shines a light on the innovative technology and digital work from county councils and unitary councils - including AI.

Publication
27
February
2025
February 27, 2025
County Spotlight: Technology and Digital
Finance
Finance, reorganisation and digital
Consultations and Submissions
Fair funding review consultation: CCN, SCT and ACCE response

With the Fair Funding Review 2.0 to be introduced in 2025/2026, this consultation response sets out the county perspective on the government's principles for the review.

Publication
14
February
2025
February 14, 2025
Fair funding review consultation: CCN, SCT and ACCE response
Finance
Local Government Finance Settlement
Finance, reorganisation and digital
Consultations and Submissions
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement consultation: CCN response

This document sets out our response to the government's consultation on its provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025/26.

Publication
30
January
2025
January 30, 2025
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement consultation: CCN response
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