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Latest update to the LocalGov CMS Directory

Colin Stenning - Digital Health Check
1 day 11 hours ago

The latest update to the LocalGov CMS Directory sees continued growth in the use of Drupal in local government. Drupal is now used by 116 councils, which repesents over quarter of all councils in the UK and Ireland. Of this number 75 councils are using LocalGov Drupal, an open-source Drupal distribution. The 6 most popular […]

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A lovely time by the sea

Dave Briggs' other blog
2 weeks 6 days ago
Light blogging recently – partly due to starting a new contract, and partly due to the fact that I am just back from a lovely week by the seaside. Didn’t venture too far, just an hour and a bit down the round to the North Norfolk coast, mostly Sheringham, bit of Cromer (prefer Sheringham). Was […]
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How will Local Government Reorganisation impact CMS usage?

Colin Stenning - Digital Health Check
3 weeks 1 day ago

What is Local Government Reorganisation? The Government has launched a programme of local government reorganisation aimed at simplifying and improving local council services. This was announced in December 2024 in the English Devolution White Paper. As part of this, the Government is planning to replace all two-tier systems – where services are split between county and […]

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The Service Standard and the Local Government Digital Standard

Dave Briggs' other blog
1 month 3 weeks ago
A few people have asked if the work on the existing Service Standard affects the Local Government Digital Standard. Yes and no! First up, read the post. It’s good and it looks like the Service Standard is going into some interesting places: We are reimagining the Service Standard as part of a broader shift from […]
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My work at Luton is done

Dave Briggs' other blog
1 month 3 weeks ago
I’m just finishing up my work with Luton Council. It’s been a great experience, and I feel I’ve learned a load along the way, whilst really helping catalyse the shift there to a modern digital service. I worked for between 2 and 3 days a week over a period of around 18 months. In the […]
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Internet of Public Service Jobs - 26/06/2026

Internet of Public Service Jobs
2 months 1 week ago

This is the 480th edition of Internet of Public Service Jobs - a weekly list of vacancies related to product management, agile and design in…you guessed it…‘public service’ curated by @jukesie

After my medical misadventures with Diabetic Ketoacidosis I’m 
Matt Jukes

The worst council website I have ever seen

Dave Briggs' other blog
2 months 1 week ago
I’ve been doing this job now for what feels like an awfully long time. As I’ve said before, sometimes I get cranky having to have the same conversations with people about issues I really thought we had all resolved in 2008 or something – but generally, I try to be calm and measured, and – […]
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