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EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout
POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2026

Councils across England have called for more regulation as the sector increases its use of controversial facial recognition technology.

LGA

Public servants are professionals who deserve our gratitude and respect

By Louise Gittins | 31 March 2026

Louise Gittens says public servants are real people who deliver essential outcomes for their comm...

DATA & DIGITAL

Ensuring Wigan has a big role to play in a digital future

By Cllr Nazia Rehman | 24 March 2026

Wigan is harnessing the regenerative power of AI with positive implications for the local economy...

AI

AI: powering the next chapter of UK local government

By Emma Foy | 19 January 2026

One year on from the national AI Action Plan, Emma Foy says those who move early – and move respo...

AI

Shaping standards for public sector AI

By Viviana Bastidas | 15 January 2026

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

DIGITAL

Calls for AI ethics and data ethics boards

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2025

Calls have been made for all councils to form artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and data ethics...

ETHICS

We have put up with poor standards for too long

22 July 2024

The new Government approach strikes a different tone, says Graeme McDonald.

SOLACE

Ethics: the personal and the public

By Barry Quirk | 30 September 2015

Barry Quirk says the new code of ethics set out by SOLACE needs to be accepted by all in local go...

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£124,817 per annum

Premium jobYou will lead a multidisciplinary HR service of approximately 124 employees and manage an annual budget of around £8 million Apply for this job

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You will play a pivotal role in developing sustainable, high-quality services while building strong partnerships across health, education, social care Apply for this job

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