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CCN says devolution to county areas could be a ‘game changer’ for levelling-up, as new report backs councils to lead economic recovery

22 July 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) has written to the Prime Minister to say devolution to county areas could be a ‘game changer’ for levelling up the country – and councils ...
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Decision on local government reorganisation in Somerset, North Yorkshire, and Cumbria

21 July 2021

Today the government has made a decision on proposals to reorganise local government in Somerset, North Yorkshire, and Cumbria. The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and ...

Prime Minister’s levelling-up speech promises devolution to county areas

15 July 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed today's levelling-up speech by the Prime Minister, where he made a commitment to ‘rewrite the rulebook’ on devolution ...

New report calls for assistive technology to become ‘mainstream’ in adult social care services

14 July 2021

A new report launched today calls for a new framework and funding to make assistive technology ‘mainstream’ in adult social care services, including providing the ...

Councils call for urgent action in Spending Review to address £1.3bn special educational needs deficit

30 June 2021

England’s largest councils today call for urgent action in this year’s Spending Review to ward off a financial cliff edge due to a spiralling deficit ...

Covid Local Support Grant extended: CCN response

23 June 2021

The government has announced that its Covid Local Support Grant has been extended until September, totalling an extra £160m. This fund will be distributed by ...

A message from our new Chairman-Elect

10 June 2021

This week Cllr Tim Oliver has been named the new Chairman of the County Councils Network. Cllr Oliver, who is Leader of Surrey County Council ...

New report calls for long-term funding for councils to enable them to invest in resilience

09 June 2021

Councils have ridden the waves of the Coronavirus pandemic exceptionally well but they need a long-term funding settlement to invest in organisational resilience, a new report ...

New Chairman of the County Councils Network announced

07 June 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) today announces that Cllr Tim Oliver has been elected the new Chairman of the organisation representing England’s largest councils. CCN ...

CCN launches new economic recovery campaign as research shows the unemployment impact of the pandemic on rural areas

28 May 2021

Councils today warn that a narrow focus in the government’s levelling-up agenda which bypasses rural and shire counties risks England’s economic recovery from Coronavirus, with ...

New County Councils Network Acting Chairman announced

13 May 2021

The County Councils Network (CCN) today announces that Cllr David Fothergill will be CCN’s Acting Chairman until a permanent candidate is elected later this year. ...

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CCN says devolution to county areas could be a ‘game changer’ for levelling-up, as new report backs councils to lead economic recovery