Digital Transformation: Reshaping public services for the better
Gaps in vision, skills and leadership are slowing digital progress. Ian Roberts, Granicus UK, outlines how smarter strategies can drive transformation.
Rayner resigns from Government
05/09/2025 Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has announced her resignation from the Government. |
Worcestershire takes action over 'proliferation' of HMOs
05/09/2025 Reform UK-led Worcestershire CC is the latest council to raise concern over Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). |
Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m
04/09/2025 Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local government reorganisation. |
Glasgow redundancy payouts 'deeply concerning'
04/09/2025 Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deeply concerning' by a financial watchdog. |
Epping Forest suffers legal blow
03/09/2025 Epping Forest DC has remained defiant in its opposition to use of The Bell Hotel for asylum accommodation despite a further legal setback. |
Call for Government to work with councils on cohesion
02/09/2025 Pleas have been made to the Government to work with councils amid violence and confrontations between rival protesters. |
Breaking: Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned
29/08/2025 A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has been overturned. |
'Political' motivation behind Epping hotel injunction
28/08/2025 Epping Forest DC sought an injunction banning the use of the Bell Hotel to accommodate asylum seekers for ‘political' reasons, it has been claimed. |
Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider
22/08/2025 Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it grapples with a budget shortfall. |
'Quiet majority' favour local development
21/08/2025 Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development. |
Glasgow overhauls firm over governance concerns
19/08/2025 Glasgow City Council’s jointly-owned development firm has undergone a leadership overhaul following concerns over its governance. |
LGA warning over fair funding transition
18/08/2025 The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements will not protect councils from cuts. |
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
11/08/2025 All of England's Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed to test the nation's response in the event of a pandemic. |
Reorganisation plans to include social care partnerships
04/08/2025 Councils will have to set out plans for partnership working in social care as part of reorganisation proposals, local government minister Jim McMahon says. |
'Serious issues' over Fair Funding formula
01/08/2025 A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues', London Councils has demanded. |
DCN: 'Essential' role of districts in setting up new children's services
23/07/2025 District councils will be ‘essential’ to establishing new children’s services through local government reorganisation (LGR), according to a report. |
Unitary achieves pay harmony six years after reorganisation
16/07/2025 A deal to harmonise legacy pay and terms for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council workers is finally expected to be signed. |
Staffordshire reorganisation gathers pace
09/07/2025 Proposals for two unitaries covering the north and south of Staffordshire have gained further support. |
Asylum minister admits information sharing 'no longer fit for purpose'
08/07/2025 A Home Office minister has pledged to be more open with councils after agreeing the department's communication was ‘no longer fit for purpose'. |
Scale not key to social care disaggregation
23/06/2025 Adult social care disaggregation should not focus on scale, according to research published today. |
