AI Readiness of UK Local Authorities 2025: Data-driven insights on Maturity, Culture and Innovation

  • Luciana Blaha
  • , Daniel Shorr*
  • , James McConnell
  • , Alvira Khan
  • , Erin John
  • , Chunche Lee
  • , Amber Devin
  • , Krishan Chandarana
    • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The report looks at the current state of AI Readiness in the UK through the lens of AI Maturity, AI Culture, and Data Maturity of local government up to 2025.

This report has been created together with GoLLM, in partnership with the Association for Public Sector Excellence (APSE), the Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation (Socitm), Coram Children's Charity, and the Sustainable Scotland Network, with initial funding from Interface Scotland.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherHeriot-Watt University
Number of pages50
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2025

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    All material covered in this report apart from the original dataset is the intellectual property of GoLLM and Heriot-Watt University. This report draws on publicly available documents, government publications, local authority strategies, and sector-wide research, all of which remain the intellectual property of their respective organisations. Any excerpts, statistics, or references from third-party sources have been used strictly for research, commentary, and analytical purposes under fair-use principles. No proprietary datasets or restricted content have been reproduced. Where applicable, appropriate credit is given to original authors, including the local government association (LGA), COSLA, WLGA, NILGA, and other organisations. If any organisation requires specific permissions or licensing for material cited in this report, they are invited to contact the authors so that updates or amendments can be made promptly.

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