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Rural and remote areas most at risk of being impacted by childcare closures, councils warn

25 September 2020

Councils are warning that remoter rural could be impacted the most by childcare closures in the due to the pandemic, with local authorities believing up to one in ten providers ...
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Chancellor’s jobs statement: CCN response

24 September 2020

Today the Chancellor has announced a new Jobs Support Scheme, beginning in November. Below, the County Councils Network responds. Cllr Barry Lewis, economic growth spokesperson ...

CCN Blog: Balancing societal and environmental demands

18 September 2020

County authorities are a vital part of the solution to the climate emergency, through their responsibility for infrastructure, economic growth, stewardship of the rural environment, ...

Infection control fund renewed: CCN response

17 September 2020

Today the Department for Health and Social Care has announced it is renewing its Coronavirus infection control fund for care homes during the winter, to ...

New paper outlines counties’ four main themes to guide social care reform

17 September 2020

The County Councils Network (CCN) today publishes a new think piece The Other Side of the Coin, setting out the themes it believes should be ...

New local government minister: CCN responds

08 September 2020

Today the local government minister Simon Clarke has resigned from his position due to personal reasons and has been replaced by Luke Hall, who was ...

District Councils Network report on local government reform: CCN response

01 September 2020

Today the District Councils Network has released a new report on local government reorganisation. This follows the release of the County Councils Network's report on ...

New analysis reveals that single unitary councils could deliver £3bn saving over five years and ‘maximise’ the benefits of economic growth and housing policy

28 August 2020

Today the County Councils Network (CCN) publishes new independent evidence on the implications of local government reorganisation in two-tier shire counties ahead of the publication ...

Consultation on reforms to the planning system: CCN response

06 August 2020

Today the government has published a consultation document, outlining its proposals to reform the planning system. You can read the consultation document here. The County ...

Almost six million people in county areas working in ‘at risk’ job sectors, with rural areas most vulnerable to the economic impact of Coronavirus

04 August 2020

England’s counties are the most vulnerable areas in England to the economic impact of Coronavirus, with almost six million employees working in ‘at risk’ job ...

New report urges ‘fairer’ approach to devolution in county areas

04 August 2020

A new report exploring the devolution agenda has concluded that government should provide substantive powers and budgets to county authorities and unitary councils urgently, to ...

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Rural and remote areas most at risk of being impacted by childcare closures, councils warn