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Hardship fund to be administered by county councils: CCN response

07 July 2020

The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs has announced that a new £63m welfare fund for food and other supplies for vulnerable and struggling families will be administered by ...
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Local Government Minister LGA Speech; CCN Response

03 July 2020

Earlier today the Minister for Local Government & Regional Growth, Simon Clarke MP, delivered a key note speech to the Local Government Association Virtual Annual ...

Secretary of State LGA Speech; CCN Response

02 July 2020

Earlier today the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, Rt.Hon Robert Jenrick MP, delivered a key note speech to the Local ...

Comprehensive new funding package; CCN Response

02 July 2020

Today the Government have announced a ‘Comprehensive new funding package for councils to help address coronavirus pressures and cover lost income during the pandemic’ (see ...

Prime Minister’s speech on infrastructure investment: CCN response

30 June 2020

Today the Prime Minister gave a speech on infrastructure investment over the coming months and years, as the country begins to move beyond the first ...

Give councils and providers the tools to incentivise retirement communities, new report argues

30 June 2020

A new report today argues that retirement communities, a ‘fringe’ part of the conversation on reform of adult social care, should be considered a major ...

Local government re-organisation in the media: CCN statement

25 June 2020

Today the Municipal Journal has published a story on local government reorganisation, which the County Councils Network was asked to comment on. The piece suggested ...

Councils’ Delta returns in the media: CCN response

22 June 2020

The Local Government Chronicle has published a story on the latest Delta returns from councils to the government, with the magazine carrying out its own ...

Analysis reveals that shire counties face unsustainable Coronavirus deficit: new report from Grant Thornton

17 June 2020

A new report today outlines the financial impact of Coronavirus on councils, which could run over several years, leaving England’s largest local authorities in an ...

Coronavirus: How counties are stepping up to help the nation

04 June 2020

The emergence of Coronavirus has changed each and every one of our lives dramatically. No part of the public sector has been left unchanged by ...

Deadline for rural buses inquiry extended

29 May 2020

The deadline for evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into bus services in shire counties and rural areas has been extended until the summer. The inquiry ...

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Hardship fund to be administered by county councils: CCN response