A new study has found that budget restrictions are keeping public sector IT decision-makers from achieving digital transformation.

Falkirk Council has taken delivery of a further 10 Kia Soul EVs, taking its electric vehicle fleet to 45 vehicles in total.
The council has also continued to increase its charging infrastructure with an additional 26 charging points installed, taking the total to 50.
There are additional projects planned over the next 18 months that will see additional charging points throughout the council area for both public access and council fleet use. This includes a project at Falkirk Stadium which will see around 30 new canopied photo voltaic charging points being installed.

A number of innovative schemes have won government funding to look at new ways of using location-based data to help people in their everyday lives.

There were at least 2,454 council employees who received total remuneration in excess of £100,000 last year.

Local authorities will receive a new package of online support as part of the government’s commitment to give greater protection to tenants.

Children in and on the edge of care will benefit from £84 million of new investment for projects designed to strengthen and support families.
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Children Act, the Department for Education funding will enable 20 councils to receive funding to help improve their practice, supporting families to stay together wherever appropriate, so that fewer children need to be taken into care and giving them the best chance to succeed in life.

The LGA says that soft drinks levy funds should be used to help deliver vital public health schemes.

Somerset County Council has announced six ‘Community Library Partnerships’ have recently been signed.

The government has launched a new recruitment site called 'Teaching Vacancies' where schools can advertise vacant roles.

Local authorities are having to spend millions of pounds on social work agencies as they struggle to recruit permanent staff.