Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling
The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.
Epsom & Ewell mulls suing leisure operator
21/01/2026 Epsom & Ewell BC has ‘retained legal expert support' as it considers suing the former operator of a leisure centre handed over needing repairs. |
Reed hails housing starts increase
16/01/2026 The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to the previous year. |
Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down
15/01/2026 Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, to stand down. |
DCN name change pressure
13/01/2026 The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is coming under increasing internal pressure to move quickly to change its name to secure the future relevance of the organisation. |
'High probability' section 114 warning for Starmer
09/01/2026 North Somerset Council's leader has warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer there is a ‘high probability' of the authority issuing a section 114 notice this year. |
Union strike to hit Leeds
08/01/2026 Union Unite members who work with people with additional needs are walking out over claims council cuts have put staff and service users at risk. |
Cleverly backs pro-density housing report
23/12/2025 Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that called for a fresh approach to building high density homes. |
Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'
23/12/2025 Local authorities should not be offering full-time pay for part-time work, communities secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders. |
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
22/12/2025 An opposition leader has claimed he refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to be told the facts behind a £10m payment to waste firm Biffa. |
EXCLUSIVE: Councils to push against statistics rowback
16/12/2025 Councils are preparing to push back after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed it was looking to slim down its sub-national statistics portfolio. |
Council tax prison call
11/12/2025 England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax, a charity has urged after latest figures from the Ministry of Justice revealed 19 people received suspended sentences last year. |
£3.5bn investment to 'end homelessness for good'
11/12/2025 A cross-government plan to ‘end homelessness for good’ by preventing it before it occurs has been launched, backed by £3.5bn investment over the next three years. |
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers threatened with food waste refusal
10/12/2025 Council leaders have warned ministers some local authorities will refuse to collect food waste. |
Future Forum North: Devolution is here to stay
05/12/2025 Devolution ‘can feel like a marriage with no prospect of divorce’ but is ‘here to stay’, the president of senior officers’ group Solace has told The MJ’s Future Forum North. |
Budget: Reeves commits to homelessness review
27/11/2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to a review of homelessness service funding. |
Devo Bill 'snatches' power upwards
26/11/2025 Power is being ‘snatched upwards and away from local voices' by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Lib Dems have claimed. |
Budget: Council tax surcharge to 'support funding for local government services'
26/11/2025 Revenue from the high value council tax surcharge will be used to ‘support funding for local government services', Budget documents have confirmed. |
Major cyber attack hits London councils
26/11/2025 Multiple London councils are believed to have been targeted in a major cyber attack, leaving residents unable to access call centres and online tools. |
Review to assess fee devolution
21/11/2025 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a review of council fees to assess their suitability for devolution. |
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump
20/11/2025 Advertised salaries for local government chief executives have failed to keep up with inflation, an analysis has revealed. |
