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Challenging the LGR wisdom
REORGANISATION

Challenging the LGR wisdom

By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026

As local government faces the next round of reorganisation, Dorset Council chief Catherine Howe challenges the assumption that only county-scale leaders can run a unitary. Heather Jameson reports.

AI

Shaping standards for public sector AI

By Professor Jennifer Schooling | 15 January 2026

Local government is under increasing pressure to adopt AI-based tools to improve delivery, but sy...

REORGANISATION

Digital thinking must drive reorganisation

By Geoff Connell | 14 January 2026

Geoff Connell says digital, data and technology are critical to the effective design of new unita...

TRANSFORMATION

Civiteq welcomes Marianne Betts as CEO

10 December 2025

Civiteq, the ERP and transformation change specialists for public sector, caps an exciting 2025 w...

DIGITAL

From ambition to action: how to turn digital vision into reality

By James Towner | 01 December 2025

The UK public sector has made meaningful progress in digital transformation, and the scale of amb...

CRIME

Fighting back with AI

By Sharon Lea | 27 November 2025

Investment in AI-powered CCTV and a local law enforcement team is delivering real results in the ...

TRANSFORMATION

GDS Local: A digital transformation partnership for the future

By Ian Murray | 22 November 2025

For too long the Government Digital Service (GDS) hasn't played the role it should for local gove...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Fixing the easiest win in care spending

By Tracie Langley | 18 November 2025

A pioneering care staffing platform could save councils millions, topple agency dependence and pu...

AI

Blueprint for AI success

By James Arrowsmith | 14 November 2025

From efficiency to excellence: James Arrowsmith and Anja Beriro guide councils in how to leverage...

AI

AI: Central government is better equipped to shoulder the risk

By Mallory Durran | 05 November 2025

The current risks and opportunities of AI mean this is the right moment for local government to c...

AI

EXCLUSIVE: AI to analyse consulation responses on local government reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 04 November 2025

Ministers have been warned Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace ‘robust’ analysis, with Wh...

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