Fighting the Fakes: The battle against AI disinformation
The Electoral Commission has launched a deepfake detection pilot ahead of May's elections. LocalGov's editor William Eichler finds out how it works.
EXCLUSIVE: LGA cyber insurance talks 'peter out'
11/02/2026 The Local Government Association (LGA) is not currently taking forward a proposal for a cyber attack insurance scheme, it has confirmed. |
TPOs: The missing piece in insurers’ climate logic
27/01/2026 Sarah Dodd, a local government lawyer specialising in tree law, highlights the missing piece in insurers’ approach when it comes to TPOs and felling trees. |
Council payouts for pothole punctures down 13%
03/04/2024 Council payouts for punctured tyres are down 13% since 2020 despite reports of pothole-riddled roads increasing by almost a quarter over the same period. |
Are social housing providers at risk of underinsurance?
12/03/2024 Michaela Tweedley, director at building and projects consultancy Brawdia, discusses whether social housing providers are at risk of underinsurance. |
Scrutinising your approach to risk
30/01/2024 Councils are scrutinising their approach to risk in light of the difficult economic conditions. Gordon Winstanley, McLarens, looks at the implications. |
Withdrawal of council’s insurance linked to councillor’s finances
18/08/2023 Clevedon TC’s loss of insurance cover, which led to the council closing facilities, has been linked to the financial history of one of its councillors. |
Councils urged to cut ‘red tape’ ahead of coronation
27/02/2023 Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has called on councils to ensure that celebrations marking the King’s coronation are not held up by ‘needless red tape’. |
Councils owed over £9m from property damage
23/11/2022 Local authorities across England could be owed at least £9.3m from unclaimed costs after property damage alone in the past five years, research reveals. |
Council chiefs welcome £750m events insurance scheme
09/08/2021 Local authorities have welcomed a new Government-backed insurance scheme designed to help the events industry recover from the impact of COVID-19. |
Local government and the challenges faced when obtaining insurance
11/11/2020 Agnieszka Gajli highlights the growing need for public sector insurance, and offers expert advice for managing procurement during challenging market conditions. |
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70,000 homes ‘at risk’ of having no flood insurance
21/02/2020 A think tank has warned that there are around 70,000 homes that are at risk of having no flood insurance because they are built in high-risk flooding zones. |
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Crawley council joins ‘money-saving’ insurance mutual
21/01/2019 Crawley Borough Council has become a founding member of the local government insurance mutual, which it argues will help reduce the authority’s ‘forecasted budget gap’. |
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Pothole ‘epidemic’ costing drivers and insurers £1m per month
11/05/2018 Pothole-related car insurance claims have risen by 171% in the first four months of 2018, new research has revealed today. |
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MMC: Knowing the risks
12/03/2018 Allison Whittington warns that local authorities should be aware of the risks associated with using modern methods of construction. |
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Terrorism insurance increases more than 300% in one year
04/01/2018 The value of public sector awards and frameworks for insurance services that included terrorism cover increased by over 300% in one year, new research reveals. |
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Tax increases on insurance exposing public sector to ‘higher risk’, insurer warns
21/11/2017 Increases in the tax on insurance policies is leaving public sector and voluntary organisations exposed to higher risk, a leading insurer has warned. |
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New mutual to reduce insurance costs for councils
20/07/2017 Council chiefs are exploring options to set up a local government mutual to reduce the amount councils spend on insurance every year. |
