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WHITEHALL
Hoare: We still want productivity plans
By Dan Peters | 30 May 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare has insisted he still wants councils to draw up unpopular p...
SOCIAL CARE
Counties call for action in key election battlegrounds
By Simon Edwards | 28 May 2024
Simon Edwards outlines CCN members' asks of the General Election contenders ahead of polling day ...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Let's have a real conversation about money
By Rachael Shimmin | 07 May 2024
We need a serious, grown-up conversation about what kind of state we want, what kind of state we ...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
EXCLUSIVE: Demand surges for UASC age assessments
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024
Councils are struggling to cope with demand for age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking c...
BUSINESS
Association in tax havens crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 08 April 2024
Council directors have praised the Children’s Homes Association (CHA) for tightening its membersh...
PLANNING
Setting out the foundation of a long-term housing plan
By Simon Edwards | 13 March 2024
Over the coming weeks, CCN will outline a host of different reforms, from improving delivery of a...
EDUCATION
Budget: Boost for preventative services
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024
Funding for preventative services has been announced as part of the Budget in an attempt to relie...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
14 years on: The 'winners' and 'losers'
By Maks Wieczorski | 27 February 2024
New data shows how £13.9bn of cumulative cuts in local authority funding in the 14 years since 20...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Working with Government can deliver real dividends
By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 15 February 2024
Collaboration with Government can achieve real results for communities and councils should not be...
WHITEHALL
Extra funding eases the pain for councils
By James Maker | 05 February 2024
Whether MPs really would have voted the finance settlement down, we will never know, says James M...
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- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
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- The LGR clock is ticking
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
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