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Councils call for reform of SEND school transport services, as costs double for local authorities in county areas over the last five years

27 March 2024

Councils have called on the next government to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school transport system, with new data revealing costs have doubled to £800m for local ...
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Number of renters in rural areas increased faster than London over the last decade, as new report calls for a long-term plan for housing

23 March 2024

England’s largest councils today call for the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report reveals a dramatic rise ...

Councils call for ‘honest discussion’ on what they should be expected to deliver as new data reveals local authorities spend two-thirds of their budgets on care services

18 March 2024

Councils are spending over £200 per person more on children’s services and adult social care compared to a decade ago, with these two services alone ...

Budget 2024: CCN welcomes new devolution agreements in counties

06 March 2024

In today's Budget the government have announced new devolution agreements for Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire and Surrey, which will devolve powers over adult education and infrastructure to ...

Budget 2024: CCN response

06 March 2024

Today, the Chancellor outlined his Budget proposals for the next financial year, including forecasts on public spending for 2025/26 and beyond. In January, the government ...

Local authorities warn ‘difficult but necessary’ council tax rises are needed to help prevent insolvency, as new analysis reveals 95% plan maximum increase

20 February 2024

Virtually every local authority with responsibility for social care in England plans on raising its council tax by the maximum this April, with council leaders ...

Report says workforce capacity is ‘one of the biggest challenges’ facing councils, and calls for national branding campaign to recruit staff

05 February 2024

A report released today calls for local government to adopt a new national branding campaign to help recruit and retain staff amidst a worsening workforce ...

Councils reduce library and culture spend by almost £500m since 2010, new analysis shows

02 February 2024

Council spending on libraries, culture, heritage and tourism has reduced by almost £500m since the onset of austerity, a new analysis shows. New analysis from ...

Devolution deal for Devon and Torbay: CCN responds

25 January 2024

Today the government has announced a devolution deal for Devon and Torbay, which will devolve powers over adult education and infrastructure to the area. The ...

Local authorities welcome £500m funding announcement from the government

24 January 2024

Today the government has announced an extra £500m for local authorities, following strong campaigning from the County Councils Network (CCN) and the County All-Party Parliamentary ...

Over 40 MPs – including seven former cabinet members – urge the government to re-think local authority funding plans

22 January 2024

A large cohort of county MPs – including 44 Conservatives and seven former cabinet members within this group – have written to the Prime Minister ...

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Councils call for reform of SEND school transport services, as costs double for local authorities in county areas over the last five years