Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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Future Councils: Delivering pathways for councils to become modern and resilient organisations
Celebrating four years of the Local Digital Declaration
What we learned from the Local Digital Roadshow 2022
Reflections on my time as the Head of Local Digital
In this blog post, I want to reflect back on the lessons learnt and achievements, such as bringing local authorities together to solve common challenges, and in particular how a group of local authorities and suppliers are cooperating together to deliver an open source solution.
Council Spotlight: Achieving for Children
For this edition of the Council Spotlight, we are highlighting Achieving for Children — a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three councils.
Modernising planning software in collaboration with councils and their suppliers
Our digital planning software work is moving into a new phase of collaboration and delivery with Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and software providers.
We’re awarding funding to 9 projects through Round 5 of the Local Digital Fun
Today we’re pleased to announce the 9 council-led digital projects that will be awarded funding through Round 5 of the Local Digital Fund.
MHCLG launch two beta products in a first step towards digital planning reform
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a private beta of two new council-led digital planning products, funded by MHCLG’s Local Digital Fund. This is an exciting step towards 21st Century digital planning systems that use data and human-centred design to make applying for planning permission significantly simpler, faster and easier to understand.
