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County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead

By Simon Edwards | 05 November 2026

Simon Edwards of the County Councils Network calls for stronger fiscal foundations, faster devolution and meaningful local powers.

REORGANISATION

Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2026

As ministers prepare to reveal the next steps for reorganisation, debate is raging within the sec...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Local government seeks SEND deficit clarity ahead of Budget

By Martin Ford | 22 October 2026

Local government has called for clarity on deficits arising from special educational needs and di...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Shires failing to match urban economic growth, report finds

By Neil Merrick | 21 October 2026

Shire counties are failing to match the economic growth of urban areas due to poor public transpo...

FINANCE

Call for long-term EFS plan

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2026

Council chief executives have warned Whitehall that local authorities must be treated as equal pa...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth

By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026

Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...

SEND

SEND deficits to hit £10bn by 2028

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026

Deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services are set to balloo...

REORGANISATION

Counties call for 'change in direction' on LGR

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2026

A ‘material change in direction’ on local government reorganisation (LGR) has been demanded by th...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Beyond Manchester: Why place matters

By Simon Edwards | 10 September 2026

Simon Edwards explains why national policy must reflect the distinct realities of county councils.

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation repercussions

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026

Following the latest round of local government reorganisation last week, ministers claim the new ...

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