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.
Reform UK claims to have saved councils over £100m
11/08/2025 Reform UK claims to have saved over £100m in its first 100 days running 10 English local authorities by cutting green schemes and stopping planned spending. |
Suffolk council leaders publish reorganisation proposals
08/08/2025 Suffolk's lower tier councils have published local government reorganisation proposals for three unitary authorities despite claims they are ‘unworkable’. |
Child protection reforms get £18m boost
08/08/2025 The Government has announced an £18m funding boost to support the roll out of early intervention child protection reforms to councils in England. |
Remove barriers to gym access, councils told
07/08/2025 Councils urged to improve gym access for people with mental illness, as new report highlights barriers and calls for inclusive fitness services. |
IFS: Fair Funding reforms set to create big ‘winners’ and ‘losers’
07/08/2025 Inner London is set to be the biggest loser ‘by far’ from the Government’s proposed Fair Funding reforms, a the Institute for Fiscal Studies has calculated. |
Council fails to review support for disabled children
07/08/2025 A London borough has been criticised for ignoring its own advice and failing to complete an investigation into how it supports children with disabilities. |
Editor’s Comment: Are councils selling off allotments?
06/08/2025 Jeremy Corbyn warns of a government-backed threat to UK allotments—but are fears justified? |
Nottingham explores expansion options amid reorganisation
06/08/2025 Nottingham City Council is exploring options to expand the city boundaries amid a local government reorganisation consultation. |
Corbyn accuses Rayner of allotment sell off
06/08/2025 Jeremy Corbyn has criticised local government secretary Angela Rayner for allowing councils to sell off allotments to fund day-to-day spending. |
Council launches investigation into water park death
06/08/2025 Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl at the Waterworld water park. |
Call for £400m sports fund to be channelled through councils
05/08/2025 Council leaders have called for the £400m announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports to be targeted toward leisure centres and swimming pools. |
Boston backs two unitary plan
05/08/2025 A third Lincolnshire council has called for the county to be split into two unitaries under reorganisation – one representing the north and another the south. |
Reform UK council leader risks contempt of court
05/08/2025 Warwickshire council leader George Finch risks facing prosecution for contempt of court after discussing an alleged rape at a Reform UK press conference. |
Planning reform proposals could deliver thousands of new homes
04/08/2025 New think tank report urges rapid local planning changes to boost housing supply and support council-led development |
Coventry councillor first to back Corbyn’s Your Party
04/08/2025 A Coventry councillor has announced she is resigning the Labour Party and will help with the set-up of a new left-wing party co-led by Jeremy Corbyn. |
Councils support ‘game-changer’ gonorrhoea vaccination rollout
04/08/2025 Councils across England are partnering with the NHS to deliver a world-first public health initiative—the rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccination programme. |
Call to cap profits of ‘vulture’ SEND schooling providers
01/08/2025 The Lib Dems have called on the Government to cap ‘exorbitant’ profits of private providers of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) schooling. |
Council planning blunder stalls Jamie Oliver bakery
01/08/2025 The plans of the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to turn a former stable block at his historic home into a bakery have been delayed after a council blunder. |
Wethersfield base to house 445 more asylum seekers
31/07/2025 Home Office has informed Braintree DC that it plans to temporarily increase the number of asylum seekers at the Wethersfield base beyond its bed limit. |
Bristol council misses net zero target
31/07/2025 Bristol City Council is set to fall short of its goal to be a net zero council by the end of this financial year. |
