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.
Council backlash over asylum reforms
11/03/2026 The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to councils. |
Councils urged to tackle family voting
10/03/2026 Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May's local elections. |
Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling
09/03/2026 Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of the Bell Hotel for asylum seeker accommodation. |
Minister orders review at Slough after 'slow progress'
06/03/2026 Ministers have ordered an external review into Slough BC due to the ‘slow pace of progress' in turning the authority around. |
Councils prepare for political turmoil
05/03/2026 Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and second place in the Gorton and Denton by-election. |
Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
03/03/2026 The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local government finances. |
Scottish councils reject world cup bank holiday
02/03/2026 An overwhelming majority of Scottish councils have so far rejected giving staff time off for June's bank holiday. |
Experts' 'concern' over LGR decision-making
02/03/2026 Experts have raised concerns as ministers are set to make final decisions on proposals for local government reorganisation. |
Calls for local elections indemnity grow
27/02/2026 Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Government backtracked on postponing May's elections. |
Questions raised over Cheshire East transformation
24/02/2026 Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of Cheshire East Council's transformation programme. |
Calls to indemnify officers after U-turn debacle
20/02/2026 Ministers are facing calls to indemnify returning officers as councils scramble to organise local elections following the Government’s postponement U-turn. |
Cheshire East a 'floundering ship', claims opposition
20/02/2026 Cheshire East Council has been described as a ‘floundering ship' as it grapples with a financial crisis amid instability among its senior officers. |
City of London paid £10,000 to Mandelson firm Global Counsel
19/02/2026 The City of London Corporation spent a five-figure sum last year with Global Counsel, the company founded by Peter Mandelson. |
Scottish councils struggle to close budget gaps
10/02/2026 Councils in Scotland are struggling to balance their books following the announcement of the Budget. |
Compensation for business rates funding flaw
09/02/2026 Councils affected by controversial changes to funding will be compensated, ministers have announced. |
Government to pay off 90% of SEND deficits
09/02/2026 The Government will provide funding for 90% of English councils' deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), it has announced. |
Councillors urge minimum pension age hike amid cost fears
04/02/2026 Councillors are pushing for the minimum pension age to be increased by two years for more officers amid fears about costs from reorganisation. |
Kent DOLGE head resigns over 'lapse of judgement'
04/02/2026 The head of Kent CC's Department of Local Government Efficiency (DOLGE) has stood down over a ‘lapse of judgement'. |
Councils targeted by pro-Russia hackers
03/02/2026 Councils have been warned that they have become prime targets for Russian hackers. |
District councils propose council tax freeze
02/02/2026 Lincoln City Council is the latest to join a small band of councils proposing a freeze on council tax in the coming year. |
