COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reorganisation: modernise or be damned

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

The distraction of reorganisation may be a step too far. Or it may be the big bang needed to tra...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

There's never been a better time to consider the future role of councils

By Nicola Beach | 20 July 2021

We now have a golden opportunity to build on the lessons learned during the pandemic and elevate ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Is Boris in a jam on devo?

By Heather Jameson | 20 July 2021

Boris Johnson’s levelling up speech was designed to kick-start devolution, quash the critics and ...

HEALTH

Johnson: Bring your devolution plans to me

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for local leaders to take their devolution plans to him in a ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Counties can do the strategic and the local

By Cllr Tim Oliver | 05 July 2021

The strategic abilities of local government to deliver national priorities locally and the real l...

WHITEHALL

Special needs deficits to grow to £1.3bn in two years

By Dan Peters | 30 June 2021

A ‘spiralling deficit’ in special educational needs services (SEN) is expected to grow to an ‘unm...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The levelling up White Paper must have proposals to match counties' ambitions

By Simon Edwards | 16 June 2021

CCN’s member councils are putting in train ambitious place-based economic recovery plans, 'but th...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Surrey council leader to chair County Councils Network

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

Cllr Tim Oliver said recovering from the pandemic, rebuilding economies and tackling climate chan...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

A nuanced approach to levelling up is needed

By Nicola Beach | 26 May 2021

As Nicola Beach becomes the chair of the Association of County Chief Executives, she looks at the...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Reading Borough Council

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