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.
Call to bolster powers of strategic authorities
30/01/2026 Strategic authorities require more freedoms and capacity to drive growth and reform, a think-tank has urged. |
£2.8bn wages hike looms amid unions pay demands
29/01/2026 Local government’s wage bill would have to surge by £2.8bn to meet the demands laid down in unions’ pay claim for 2026-27, it has been estimated. |
Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms
26/01/2026 Minister leading reform of services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been told councils need more powers and funding. |
Peers raise council capacity concerns
22/01/2026 Questions have been raised over local government's capacity to play a role in the creation of new towns. |
Picture remains unclear over local elections delays
21/01/2026 Uncertainty hangs over attempts to delay local elections in almost 30 councils amid a legal challenge by Reform UK. |
Councils defy party lines on election delays
15/01/2026 Council leaders have strayed from party lines over proposals to delay local elections. |
Scottish Budget proposes new council tax bands
14/01/2026 The Scottish Government is proposing the creation of two new council tax bands in an effort to increase funding for local authorities. |
Districts remain in dark on funding
12/01/2026 Funding certainty lingers on for finance chiefs in district councils, despite the publication of the provisional local government finance settlement. |
MHCLG faces delays in resolving local audit crisis
12/01/2026 Resolving the crisis in local audit is taking longer than expected, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has admitted. |
BCP asks Government to raise tax referendum cap
05/01/2026 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has approached the Government over increasing its council tax by more than 4.99% without a referendum. |
Elections could be postponed in reorganisation areas
19/12/2025 Councils undergoing local government reorganisation (LGR) could see elections postponed by a year. |
Real-terms funding cuts for almost half of councils
18/12/2025 Almost half of councils will see funding fall in real terms under the local government finance settlement, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). |
Tax referendum cap lifted for six councils
17/12/2025 The council tax referendum cap will be temporarily removed for six authorities, the Government has announced today as part of the provisional local government finance settlement. |
Watchdog uncovers 'serious failings' in social housing
17/12/2025 Gosport BC has received the lowest grading for its social housing after a regulator found ‘unacceptable failings’ in its role as landlord. |
Planning overhaul to clamp down on 'unjustified local deviation'
17/12/2025 Revised planning rules unveiled by the Government yesterday would result in a ‘default yes’ in favour of development around train stations, on brownfield sites and for blocks of flats. |
'Trust' key to cyber attack recovery
16/12/2025 The leader of one of the London boroughs hit by a cyber attack has stressed the importance of transparency with the public as recovery continues. |
Local voices must be heard, warns survey
04/12/2025 The public want councils to be better resourced but are concerned their views are not heard, according to the results of a new survey. |
Data copied in cyber attack
03/12/2025 A data breach occurred during a cyber attack that has affected services at three authorities in London, it has emerged. |
Auditor sounds alarm over Shropshire finances
01/12/2025 Shropshire Council has been issued with a rare statutory recommendation by its external auditor. |
Budget: Two-child benefit cap lifted
26/11/2025 Abolition of the two-child benefit cap in today's Budget has been welcomed as a ‘first step' in tackling child poverty. |
