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New £250m high needs funding announcement: CCN response

16 December 2018

Today the Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced an additional £250m for high-needs funding for local authorities over the next two years. This additional £250m for high needs pupils is ...
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Local Government Finance Settlement: CCN response

13 December 2018

The government has today outlined the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2018/19 ahead of the settlement being ratified by Parliament in early 2019. Key ...

CCN in the media: Autumn 2018

07 December 2018

The County Councils Network was referenced in the media over 120 times during October and November, with coverage ranging from stories on the County All-Party-Parliamentary ...

CCN Conference 2018 Round-Up

26 November 2018

CCN Conference 2018 was another hugely successful event, with over 200 delegates attending the conference at the Harbour Hotel in Guildford, Surrey. The network had ...

New chairman of the Association of County Chief Executives announced

23 November 2018

The new chairman of the Association of County Chief Executives (ACCE) has said his main priorities will be securing additional resource for county authorities, and ...

‘Exponential’ rise in special needs pupils leads to councils spending over £300m on transporting young people to school last year

21 November 2018

An ‘exponential’ rise in vulnerable and special needs pupils requiring school transport is driving up costs for councils, with county local authorities spending over £300m ...

Councils warn that costs of caring for adults with learning disabilities could increase by almost £2bn by 2025

19 November 2018

The costs of caring for adults with learning disabilities is projected to increase by almost £2bn by 2025 – with England’s largest councils warning that ...

Decision on local government re-organisation in Buckinghamshire: CCN response

01 November 2018

Tonight, the Local Government Secretary has confirmed his approval of a new single county unitary in Buckinghamshire. All councils in the county will be abolished ...

‘Unfair’ council funding holding back social mobility in rural counties, MPs warn

31 October 2018

An inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs has found that the least socially mobile areas in England are counties, and those areas are held ...

Budget 2018: CCN response

29 October 2018

Today the Chancellor has announced a significant funding boost for local government, with new funding for adult social care, children's services, and for potholes. The ...

Tribute to Cllr Ian Stewart

23 October 2018

The County Councils Network is deeply saddened to hear that Cllr Ian Stewart passed away at the weekend. Cllr Stewart, first elected to Cumbria County ...

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New £250m high needs funding announcement: CCN response