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AI
North Yorkshire's AI disrupters
By Ann McGauran | 27 October 2026
As a local authority at the forefront of using artificial intelligence, North Yorkshire Council is focusing on service-led rather than top-down innovation. Ann McGauran reports.
SOLACE
EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026
Solace chief urges local government to ‘seize the moment’ amid concerns of divisions derailing th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Southport inquiry hears call for clearer council guidance
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2026
Councils need clearer guidance for dealing with people prone to extreme violence so they are not ...
FINANCE
Call for long-term EFS plan
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
By William Eichler | 14 October 2026
Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four yea...
DEVOLUTION
First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on
By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026
From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Work on Whitehall tensions tool slows under Burnham
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026
Work on a Whitehall tool to track community tensions has slowed since the change of Prime Ministe...
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Riordan: My love for sector won't stop me telling local government if it needs to change
By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) top mandarin has told officia...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils still waiting on fees and charges review 10 months on
By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on ministers to deliver their commitment to rev...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Rowlands hails 'productive' leaders' council
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2026
Ministers have committed to establishing a more consistent programme of dialogue and collaboratio...
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 contro...
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