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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Intervention cost hits £9.5m
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2025
Councils have been forced to shell out £9.5m on Government intervention over the last four years, research by The MJ has found.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed raises concerns over four-day week
By Izzy Lepone | 29 October 2025
Local government secretary Steve Reed has raised concerns about South Cambridgeshire DC’s four-da...
AI
What is the baseline for an AI use policy?
By Iain Simmons | 27 October 2025
Iain Simmons sets out the minimum requirements for an effective AI use policy which can be adapte...
PRODUCTIVITY
Let outcomes not just effort be the measure of your council's legacy
By Tony Munton | 20 October 2025
As the sector awaits the finalisation of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, Tony Munton loo...
AI
Pursuing AI without a large language model
By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2025
Councils remain eager to grasp the opportunities offered by AI, but a recognised lack of knowledg...
SOCIAL CARE
Crafting solutions for social care
By Craig White | 01 October 2025
Social care commissioning teams are under increasing pressure, juggling huge demands while dealin...
DATA
Council data breach warning
By Joe Lepper | 01 October 2025
Local government is among the most at-risk organisations from data breaches, with councils report...
LGA
Concern over 'top-down' outcomes framework
By Martin Ford | 08 September 2025
Council leaders have voiced fears over the planned local government outcomes framework.
REORGANISATION
September: The biggest month for local government in half a century
By Gavin Callaghan | 01 September 2025
September is the biggest month for local government in half a century, says leader of Basildon BC...
POLITICS
Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’...
FINANCE
Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds
By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025
Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...
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