Crime

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham expects the political process to be wrapped up soon after P...

DIGITAL

Hackney cyberattack shows councils must bolster their cybersecurity

By Terry Greer-King | 26 October 2020

Local authorities need to strengthen their cybersecurity posture to deliver high-quality public s...

LEGAL

Police make first Grenfell arrest

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Detectives investigating the fire have arrested a man on suspicion of perverting the course of ju...

HEALTH

Bracing for the ASB challenge

By Rebecca Bryant | 21 October 2020

Rebecca Bryant says the rise in anti-social behaviour since the start of COVID-19 restrictions mu...

FINANCE

Operation Sheridan four released under investigation

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020

Four sector figures arrested three years ago have been released under investigation following a r...

More arrests as police investigation widens

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2020

Liverpool City Council’s Lib Dem leader, Cllr Richard Kemp, has called for the authority’s politi...

CRIME

In defence of algorithms and their value to public services

By Andrew Laird | 04 September 2020

Rather than turning our back on algorithms, the task is to make them better and the data they use...

WHITEHALL

Council-run developer defends closure decision amid whistleblowing claims

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2020

The Northumberland Council-run developer at the centre of whistleblowing allegations has defended...

FINANCE

Councils to receive cyber probe

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2020

One in 10 councils will be offered ‘penetration testing’ of their cyber security arrangements to ...

REORGANISATION

Keeping business locked up during lockdown

By Tony Ellis | 28 July 2020

Tony Ellis describes how the pandemic brought unique challenges to the task of ensuring cyber sec...

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