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Cash available for council digital projects

The government has urged councils to bid from grants to improve public services through digital technology.

Grants of up to £350,000 will be invested in projects from rounds two and three of the government’s £7.5m Local Digital Fund.

Ideas highlighted by local government minister Luke Hall include using digital assistants to help older people and better databases to manage repairs.

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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