Former US president, Bill Clinton, and global IT giant, CISCO Systems, have invited Birmingham City Council to become one of the world’s leading authorities on developing environmentally-friendly ‘smart’ homes.
It joins, Lisbon, Hamburg, Madrid, San Francisco, Seoul and Amsterdam in an exclusive club of seven cities collaborating through CISCO’s Connected Urban Development (CUD) programme.
Wigan Council and AllChild are proving that long-term, community-driven programmes can improve outcomes for children while reducing pressure on local services and public spending. LocalGov finds out more.
In this expert analysis, Ellen Bond, MFMac’s Family Law team, outlines what the new Cross-border Placement of Children Regulations 2026 will mean for councils.