Our work is arranged into ‘missions’ based on feedback from our council users and suppliers. This gives us more focus and ensures we’re working on the right things.
Our 2026 missions are:
- Drupal 11 upgrade
- Refresh (reviewing our oldest functionality to make sure it delivers the best possible experience for council editors)
- Search with Solr and AI
- AI tools for content designers
- Microsites
- Local Gov Reorganisation (if needed by existing or new councils)
We’re also exploring how LocalGov Drupal could be used for intranets.
Watch us talking about the 2026 missions at last November's LocalGov Drupal Week.
Council and supplier contributions
Councils and suppliers also contribute features to LocalGov Drupal; you can see some of the current contributors below.
Thanks to everyone who's contributed - we're stronger working together!
If you have suggestions for future features, please get in touch.
What we're working on now
| Update | By |
|---|---|
| Drupal 11 upgrade | Core team and community |
| Accessibility audit of LGD CMS and LGD Microsites. With follow on remediation work. | Core team |
Find more details on the LocalGov Drupal backlog.
Community Fund
Our new Community Fund enables councils and suppliers to co-fund bigger projects not covered by our roadmap.
It lets us pool our resources and think bigger, creating groundbreaking features that help everyone.
Once the work is complete, it is open-sourced and free for anyone to use.
Discover more about our Community Fund projects >
How we design and build
We use the UK Design Council’s Double Diamond design framework to ensure that adequate time and creative thinking are given to any given feature. This framework gives us a common language with which to discuss design. Also see our Feature Design guide.
Subscriptions
The Roadmap and BAU are funded through our regular subscriptions. We are a not-for-profit co-operative; 70% of subscription revenue is spent on further developing the platform and 30% on running the project and facilitating our collaboration.