Surrey County Council has been named an ‘Open Data Champion’ by Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude for its digital approach. He named Surrey as one of 16 champions nationally at an event looking at the role of the ‘local authority of the future’. Openly published data can be used to create applications that provide better … Continue reading
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has hailed Surrey County Council for being social work pioneers. He praised the authority for setting up an independent organisation to give deaf people and the hard of hearing more personalised care. Under the scheme, social workers were set free from the council to give people greater control over their … Continue reading