10 Ways Councils Are Using AI to Transform Public Services
Councils are increasingly adopting AI-based solutions to improve services. LocalGov Assistant editor Izzy Lepone has collected 10 innovative case studies.
Union calls on Kirklees to reverse customer service centre closures
02/08/2024 Unison has called on Kirklees Council to reverse its 'disastrous' decision to close customer service centres. |
Blaenau Gwent Council agrees plans to cut carbon emissions
02/08/2024 Blaenau Gwent Council has approved plans to cut carbon emissions |
Minimum number of youth workers needed, says youth agency
02/08/2024 There should be two youth workers and four youth support workers for every secondary school catchment area, according to the National Youth Agency. |
Remote working forcing us out of the profession, say social workers
02/08/2024 Social workers are increasingly saying the requirement to work remotely is one of the main reasons for wanting to leave the profession |
Reading warning on reserves after £6m overspend
02/08/2024 Reading Borough Council has warned it cannot continue using its reserves after revealing a £6m overspend. |
More protests planned following Southport mass stabbing
02/08/2024 At least 15 protests are being planned amid a surge of violent disorder |
Campaigners call to bring back vaping law
01/08/2024 Campaigners have called on the Government to bring back legislation to curb vaping among young people. |
New signs mark boundaries of historic Yorkshire Ridings
01/08/2024 New signs are being installed to mark the boundaries of the historic Yorkshire Ridings. |
South Midlands councils join forces to boost growth
01/08/2024 Local authorities in the south Midlands have joined forces to create a new group to boost economic growth. |
Lewisham apologises over family placed in poor accommodation
01/08/2024 Lewisham Council has apologised for placing a family in such poor accommodation that a child had to go to hospital |
House building failing to keep pace with the population rises say researchers
01/08/2024 House building has failed to keep pace with the rising population in some areas, according to researchers. |
Maternity pay must be doubled, says Unison
16/02/2024 Local government union Unison has demanded that maternity pay should be more than doubled so that new mothers are not forced back to work too early. |
Consultation launched on combined Devon authority
16/02/2024 The public have been invited to have their say on whether to create a combined county authority for Devon |
Cheshire East seeks support to avoid Section 114 notice
16/02/2024 Cheshire East Council is the latest to request help from the Government to avoid having to declare itself effectively bankrupt. |
Sharp increase in home schooling, survey shows
16/02/2024 A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home. |
Children's services 'absolute carnage'
02/11/2023 The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfunding. |
Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action'
31/10/2023 An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve financial decision-making, researchers have warned. |
Surrey County Council staff to be balloted for strike action
23/06/2023 Thousands of staff at Surrey County Council are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, their union has announced. |
Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders
23/06/2023 Fines on their own will not stop people dropping litter, say council leaders |
Councils raise concerns over disproportionate impact of voter ID
23/06/2023 Councils have raised concerns that problems with new voting identification rules hit some groups harder than others, local government leaders have warned. |
