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By Laura Sharman | 18 May 2020

England's largest councils are calling on the Government to provide a £5bn 'income guarantee to a...

HEALTH

Johnson announces £600m for infection control in care homes

By Laura Sharman | 14 May 2020

Councils have welcomed the £600m extra funding for infection control within care homes.

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Facing down an uncertain future

By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2020

Already cash-strapped following a decade of austerity, councils now face fighting a national cris...

WHITEHALL

Districts win in latest allocations

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2020

Districts have won a significantly higher share of funding in the latest allocations of governmen...

FINANCE

The sector's substantive funding has come at a significant cost

28 April 2020

Carl Les says we should be under no illusion about the scale of the challenge ahead, 'with an elo...

WHITEHALL

Counties urge s114 change as coronavirus costs soar

16 April 2020

County councils have called for a suspension of Section 114 and a relaxation of the rules so auth...

COUNCIL TAX

Counties warn against a blanket council tax deferral scheme

By Laura Sharman | 08 April 2020

County councils have warned that a blanket council tax deferral scheme could create significant f...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Care providers experience tenfold hike in costs of protective equipment

By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2020

Suppliers of protective equipment are charging as much as 10 times the normal amount for their pr...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

We will see the very best of local councils

By Simon Edwards | 23 March 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, counties are ‘doing what they have done in an understated way for s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hertfordshire leads the way in managing growth

By David Williams | 05 March 2020

All 12 members of the Hertfordshire Growth Board have now approved an official working agreement ...

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