DIGITAL

How to bring location to life

28 May 2019

GeoPlace is a a partnership between the Local Government Association and Ordnance Survey to produ...

WHITEHALL

Fair funding review 'credibility' warning

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

The fair funding review could ‘lack credibility’ unless the Government steps up efforts to gather...

WHITEHALL

Data demand over settled status bids

By Dan Peters | 18 April 2019

Councils have refused to give up after their request to access Home Office data on application ra...

DATA

Newham fined over gangs data breach

By Martin Ford | 05 April 2019

A fine of £145,000 has been imposed on Newham LBC after information about gang members fell into ...

BUSINESS

Report calls for outsourcing reform - but warns against ban

By Martin Ford | 28 March 2019

Government needs private firms and charities to deliver public services but should improve the ru...

WHITEHALL

Councils told to seek no-deal Brexit legal advice

By Naomi Larsson | 22 March 2019

Local authorities will have to seek their own legal advice on how to handle personal data in the ...

DIGITAL

Breaking down the barriers to action

By Michelle Eaton | 16 January 2019

Offices of Data Analytics are changing the way public sector organisations, including councils, w...

WHITEHALL

Work to begin on new planning register

By Naomi Larsson | 14 January 2019

Work is being started on a new project to bring together data on planning applications from all c...

BUSINESS

Future Forum North: 'We're wasting data'

By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018

A rallying cry has been made for councils to make use of the reams of available untapped data.

DIGITAL

Embedding wellbeing in Northern Ireland

By Lauren Pennycook | 28 November 2018

Carnegie UK Trust is working with three community planning partnerships to help them address the ...