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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Javid backs reorganisation in speech to counties
By Heather Jameson | 08 November 2016
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has given a ringing endorsement to unitary local government in ...
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Districts and the transformation agenda
By Sandra Dinneen | 08 November 2016
District councils are working and clustering together to effect positive and radical changes in t...
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Alternative views on reorganisation
By Cllr Neil Clarke | 04 November 2016
In response to the County Councils Network commissioned studies on local government reorganisatio...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Counting the cost of reorganisation
By Heather Jameson | 01 November 2016
New research commissioned by the County Councils Network has delivered fresh evidence on the opti...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Councils could cash in on two-tier unitaries – CCN
By Heather Jameson | 01 November 2016
Transforming all remaining two-tier areas into county-based unitaries could save £2.9bn over five...
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The real debate is about people and places
By Heather Jameson | 01 November 2016
As the CCN publishes new research on the future of local government structures, Heather Jameson w...
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Getting the geography right
By Simon Edwards | 01 November 2016
Simon Edwards explains what new research commissioned by the County Councils Network into local g...
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'£600m financial black hole' as ministers scrap academies Bill
By Jamie Hailstone | 31 October 2016
Council leaders have warned they are facing a £600m financial black hole after the Government aba...
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Councils torn over four-year settlement
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Councils teetering on the brink of financial collapse are torn over whether to reject the Governm...
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County faces 'government takeover' after financial collapse warning
By Sam Clayden | 28 September 2016
Ministers could be forced to take over the running of Lancashire CC this Parliament if they do no...
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