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Is it time for councils to remove the A to Z of services from their websites?

1 month ago

The A to Z of services is a simple list of links designed to help users to navigate a council website. Their usage is now in decline, but they can still be found on around a third of UK and Irish council websites. This article looks at the background to the humble A to Z […]

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Local government content management system usage in maps (UK and Ireland) – 2026

3 months ago

I have been maintaining maps of CMS usage in the UK and Ireland since 2021. The latest updated maps are now available and accompany the LocalGov CMS Directory. Maps shows the geographical spread of content management systems and help to visualise any usage patterns across the various countries included in this review (England, Northern Ireland, […]

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Disclosure logs – are councils missing an opportunity?

3 months 2 weeks ago

Disclosure logs provide organisations with a public record of responses to information requests made under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations. There is no legal requirement to provide a disclosure log, but it is considered to be good practice by the Information Commissioner’s Office. This post reviews the limited use of disclosure […]

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Colin Stenning - Digital Health Check
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