Leadership

The resources on this page are designed to support council leaders and chief executives to lead on an organisational culture that is open, digitally aware, resident-focused and cyber resilient, while achieving strategic and operational goals.

Resources for chief executives

• Cyber governance - questions for a chief executive to ask
• Cyber security and resilience blueprint series
• Cyber 360 – support available to councils to improve cyber culture.
• Digital 360 review – bespoke support to critically assess your current digital landscape
• The digitalisation framework – common enablers and good practice principles
• The artificial intelligence hub – resources and guidance to help you responsibly explore the opportunities of AI including case studies from councils
• The better use of data programme – a range of resources and support including a data maturity self-assessment
• The Local Government Digital Committee – this group meets monthly and exists for chief executives and senior digital directors from local government to provide a single coherent voice for the sector on cyber and digital matters

 Resources for councillors

• Cyber security: 10 questions for a councillor (and any layperson) to ask - a list of 10 questions that you can use to better understand cyber security arrangements and how risk is being managed within your council.
• 10 Questions on Cyber Security - a guide for councillors sitting on scrutiny committees and the officers who support them to understand how the council’s scrutiny function can review policies, practices and procedures relating to cyber security. It is also useful for cyber security professionals working in local government.