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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has reduced its funding gap by £16m but still faces a forecasted deficit of about £8m over the next four years, it has emerged.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
How data and community voice are shaping Luton's climate future
By Leonie Taylor | 03 August 2026
Senior researcher Leonie Taylor shares her experiences of The Young Foundation’s work with Luton ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils suffering from asylum data blackout
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A Government review of asylum accommodation data-sharing arrangements remains ongoing five months...
DATA
How data can help public sector organisations optimise supplier payments
By Linda Weston | 15 July 2026
As public sector organisations face growing pressure to deliver more with limited resources, grea...
AI
Mandarin warns Microsoft are not councils' 'friends'
By Paul Marinko | 08 July 2026
A leading Whitehall digital expert has warned councils artificial intelligence (AI) will not lead...
AI
Can AI strengthen strategic planning in England?
By Samer Bagaeen | 02 July 2026
Samer Bagaeen examines why digital spatial development strategies must strengthen local democracy...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026
Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...
CHILD PROTECTION
Government urged to create child protection authority 'today'
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2026
The children's commissioner for England has demanded the Government opens a child protection auth...
FINANCE
Reshaping funding in Wales
By Paul Marinko | 18 June 2026
Wales’ local government minister Siân Gwenllian has confirmed work is underway on a review of the...
PERFORMANCE
Tackling inequalities requires combining the Local Outcomes Framework with deeper insight and lived experience
By Jon Rowney | 17 June 2026
Local government has a critical role to play in the new Local Outcomes Framework , 'not only in r...
FINANCE
Using data to improve supplier payment efficiency
By Linda Weston - Head of Commercial Cards, Lloyds | 17 June 2026
Optima, Lloyds’ supplier payment data analysis tool, brings together deep payments expertise and ...
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