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Digital Luton

A blog about all things digital at Luton Council

  • Updates and weeknotes
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    • LGD
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  • Meet the team
Digital Luton

A blog about all things digital at Luton Council

Cartoon image of of digital champions dressed as superheroes
  • DDaT updates

Launching our Digital Champions programme

We want to make sure our services understand the new capabilities and applications in the Microsoft 365 suite, as well as give them access to training and guidance to make full use of them. So, next week, DDaT Luton is launching a Digital Champions programme.

Read moreLaunching our Digital Champions programme
  • Ben McCartney
  • 25 June 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes w/e 19 June 2026

Updates from DDaT Luton projects including OneDrive user adoption, low code platform, frontline and regulatory services, data governance purview pilot, technology and infrastructure, MFD print estate refresh and workplace experience.

Read moreWeeknotes w/e 19 June 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 23 June 2026
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  • DDaT updates, Digital platform

Sprint 4: a complaint, a compliment and a comment walk into a bar…

Low code sprint 4 update: dad jokes, not just a Luton problem and building our first app.

Read moreSprint 4: a complaint, a compliment and a comment walk into a bar…
  • kevin
  • 22 June 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Luton Council’s printer fleet refresh

Over the last few months, the DDaT team have been working on the refresh of the council’s fleet of printers with Ricoh being the new printer supplier. Ricoh has a strong record of delivering high-quality services to local authorities. The…

Read moreLuton Council’s printer fleet refresh
  • Jayvik
  • 19 June 2026
Photo of Thrive hub in Luton
  • DDaT updates, Inclusion

How to THRIVE in Luton

If THRIVE means Training, Health, Resilience, Inclusion, Vitality and Empowerment, then there’s a new hub to help!

Opened just over two months ago in Upper George Street, Thrive Hub Luton provides digital support, community-led education, skills development and creative programmes for Luton’s residents.

Read moreHow to THRIVE in Luton
  • Nova Constable
  • 11 June 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes w/e 5 June 2026

Updates from DDaT projects including OneDrive user adoption, frontline services, regulatory services, data governance purview pilot, workplace experience, people services and technology and infrastructure.

Read moreWeeknotes w/e 5 June 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 9 June 2026
Photo our Luton DDaT Director presenting to the team at our Quarterly Connect session.
  • DDaT away days, DDaT updates

Bringing DDaT teams together: highlights from our June Quarterly Connect

In addition to our DDaT away days, the whole of Luton's DDaT service gets together in person for our Quarterly Connect sessions. At its core, the session was about something simple but powerful: building a more connected, collaborative and high-performing digital community across the council.

Read moreBringing DDaT teams together: highlights from our June Quarterly Connect
  • Atika Mohammed
  • 9 June 2026
Stylised illustration of a Luton Council digital service page showing a form with headings, content sections and a consent checkbox panel.
  • DDaT updates, Digital platform

Sprint 3: Luton’s digital platform

In my last post, I wrote about how our new digital platform supports our Luton 2040 vision and why it matters. This update is about the progress we made in sprint 3 to make that platform more visible, more consistent and more ready for testing.

Read moreSprint 3: Luton’s digital platform
  • kevin
  • 5 June 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes w/c 26 May 2026

Skills, work experience and graduates were a focus for our director this week, along with potential plans for a mayoral authority. Read other updates on our projects across DDaT and Luton Council.

Read moreWeeknotes w/c 26 May 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 26 May 2026
Luton 2040 logo
  • DDaT updates, Digital platform

Sprint 2: building a platform that supports Luton 2040

Find out how our new digital platform supports our Luton 2040 vision - that Luton will be a healthy, fair and sustainable town where everyone can thrive, and no one lives in poverty.

Read moreSprint 2: building a platform that supports Luton 2040
  • kevin
  • 20 May 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes 18 May 2026

Another week of exciting updates for DDaT Luton, from a bid to be the UK's first Civica AI infrastructure site to more development of our low code platform.

Read moreWeeknotes 18 May 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 18 May 2026
Image showing icons and imagery demonstrating the end of a sprint. Includes Luton Council and Liberty Create's Netcall logos, along with the words: end of sprint 1 - bringing Liberty Create to life for Luton's CRM and digital services.
  • Digital platform

Sprint 1: bringing Liberty Create to life for Luton’s CRM and digital services

A month ago, we were laying the rails by agreeing patterns, shaping standards, and getting ready for delivery. Now the Liberty Create platform is up and running and we’ve just reached the end of Sprint 1.

Read moreSprint 1: bringing Liberty Create to life for Luton’s CRM and digital services
  • kevin
  • 7 May 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes 5 May 2026

Awesome overall customer satisfaction score of 94.44% in April!! Plus weeknotes from our director and all DDaT projects, from OneDrive user adoption to low code and web.

Read moreWeeknotes 5 May 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 5 May 2026
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  • DDaT updates

How DDAT supports inspections through DUCKS

When a Children’s Ofsted inspection lands, the pressure is immediate. While frontline practice takes centre stage, there’s a huge amount happening behind the scenes to keep services running smoothly. That’s where DDAT comes in.

Read moreHow DDAT supports inspections through DUCKS
  • stevens
  • 30 April 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes 27 April 2026

On top of the usual action, DDaT received inspiring feedback this week! "We are changing the culture and services are coming to us for all sorts of tech now." Which made us feel like we're getting it right ✅

Read moreWeeknotes 27 April 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 27 April 2026
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  • DDaT updates

From the Digital desk: we went live (and what it really took)

March summary – deeper dive edition If you missed it, here’s the moment the new Luton Council website launched: ‘We are live!‘ After months of planning, content sprints, SME workshops and a lot of ‘work backwards from the date’ energy,…

Read moreFrom the Digital desk: we went live (and what it really took)
  • Jayvik
  • 24 April 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Weeknotes w/c 20 April 2026

A summary of all the action from Luton's DDaT service last week.

Read moreWeeknotes w/c 20 April 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 20 April 2026
  • DDaT updates, Digital platform

Building the foundations for Luton’s CRM and our new digital services

Luton’s DDaT service has chosen Netcall as our low-code development platform provider. Liberty Create is the development platform we’ll use to build the Luton CRM.

Read moreBuilding the foundations for Luton’s CRM and our new digital services
  • kevin
  • 15 April 2026
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  • DDaT updates, Meet the team

Introducing Joe Bedingfield – Strategic Technical Advisor, DDaT

It seems Luton is the place to be! We have yet another DDaT newbie - Joe bring a wealth of local gov experience and is a great addition to a great team 😊

Read moreIntroducing Joe Bedingfield – Strategic Technical Advisor, DDaT
  • joeb
  • 13 April 2026
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  • DDaT updates

Sprintnotes 6 April 2026

A lighter week due to Easter, but Luton's DDaT service still made significant progress!

Read moreSprintnotes 6 April 2026
  • Nova Constable
  • 9 April 2026
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Digital Luton

Welcome to our blog! This is where Luton Council's DDaT team works in the open about our digital space.

You can expect sprintnotes, projects updates, sharing ideas, and demos of things we are working on.

We post regularly so keep checking for updates!

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