11 UK local government entry points · 8 housing priorities · 6 DEFONEOS MCPs · DLUHC / Local Government Association / MHCLG backbone
UK housing and local government is governed by the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, and the 2025 local government AI assurance framework. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), the Local Government Association (LGA), and 317 principal local authorities deliver homelessness prevention, council tax administration, planning decisions, housing quality enforcement, and digital inclusion. The 2025 UK government AI assurance mandate requires BFT-governed decision evidence for any AI-assisted planning, housing allocation, or social care decision. DEFONEOS delivers the UK's first open-source Sovereign Public Services OS purpose-built for local government — BFT-governed homelessness prediction, AI-assisted planning automation, council tax fairness auditing, and sovereign housing data provenance.
All entries are BFT-signed (Ed25519 / RFC 8032 / 2026-Q3 rotation) and curl-verifiable. Per-entry contacts sourced from DLUHC + LGA + SOLACE + MHCLG + Core Cities UK + SOCITM (2026-Q1).
| # | Entry point | Location | Function | DEFONEOS fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | DLUHC — Digital, Data & Technology | London | Housing policy · planning reform · levelling up | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — housing data + BFT governance |
| E2 | Local Government Association (LGA) | London | Sector support · AI assurance · productivity programme | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe · data-gov-uk-mcp — council decision evidence + data |
| E3 | MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Govt) | London | Housing supply · local plans · community integration | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · ons-statistics-mcp — housing supply + census data |
| E4 | SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives) | London | Council leadership · digital transformation | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe — council decision governance + BFT evidence |
| E5 | Core Cities UK | Manchester / Nationwide | 11 largest UK city economic partners | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · mqtt-bridge — city data + IoT sensor telemetry |
| E6 | London Councils | London | 32 London boroughs + City of London coordination | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · companies-house-mcp — borough data + supplier checks |
| E7 | District Councils Network (DCN) | Nottingham / Nationwide | 188 district councils · housing · planning · environmental health | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — district housing data + BFT |
| E8 | County Councils Network (CCN) | London / Nationwide | 27 county councils · social care · transport · libraries | DEFONEOS MCPs: mqtt-bridge · bft-council-probe — social care IoT + decision BFT |
| E9 | SOCITM (Society for Innovation, Technology & Modernisation) | Northampton | Local public sector IT leaders · digital standards | DEFONEOS MCPs: mcp-cspm · sovereign-keystore — council cloud posture + key mgmt |
| E10 | Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) | London | Social housing regulation · consumer standards | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe — housing quality data + BFT |
| E11 | NLGN (New Local Government Network) | London | Independent think tank · innovation · devolution | DEFONEOS MCPs: data-gov-uk-mcp · ons-statistics-mcp — devolution data + analytics |
| # | Priority | Owning body | DEFONEOS MCP coverage | Alignment cross-walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Homelessness prediction & prevention | DLUHC / Local authorities | data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe | Homelessness Reduction Act · early warning · BFT-governed triage |
| P2 | Planning automation & local plan generation | MHCLG / Local authorities | data-gov-uk-mcp · bft-council-probe | Planning & Infrastructure Act 2025 · AI-assisted planning · BFT evidence |
| P3 | Council tax fairness & affordability auditing | Local authorities / VOA | data-gov-uk-mcp · ons-statistics-mcp | Council Tax banding · AI fairness audit · demographic data |
| P4 | Housing quality & damp/mould enforcement | RSH / Local authorities | mqtt-bridge · bft-council-probe | Social Housing Regulation Act · sensor monitoring · BFT evidence |
| P5 | Digital inclusion & resident services | LGA / Local authorities | data-gov-uk-mcp · mqtt-bridge | Gov.uk One Login · digital by default · accessibility · IoT |
| P6 | Levelling Up & devolution data | DLUHC / Combined authorities | ons-statistics-mcp · data-gov-uk-mcp | Levelling Up missions · 12 outcomes · devolution deals |
| P7 | Social care integration & demand forecasting | County councils / ADASS | mqtt-bridge · bft-council-probe | ADASS · adult social care demand · winter pressure · BFT triage |
| P8 | Sovereign housing data & supplier provenance | SOCITM / Local authorities | sovereign-keystore · companies-house-mcp | Sovereign key rotation · supplier due diligence · SBOM |
| # | MCP server | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-gov-uk-mcp | Government Open Data | ONS housing statistics · council tax data · planning applications · homelessness returns (H-CLIC) |
| 2 | bft-council-probe | BFT Governance | 33-agent BFT evidence chain for planning decisions · housing allocation · homelessness triage |
| 3 | ons-statistics-mcp | Census & Demographics | Census 2021 data · population projections · housing need calculations · deprivation indices (IMD) |
| 4 | mqtt-bridge | IoT / Housing Telemetry | Damp/mould sensors · occupancy monitoring · smart heating · environmental health stations |
| 5 | companies-house-mcp | Supplier Due Diligence | Contractor verification · landlord company checks · developer financial standing · SBOM supplier audit |
| 6 | sovereign-keystore | Key Management | Ed25519 key rotation for resident identity · council system authentication · planning document signing |
The UK local government digital backbone spans the GOV.UK One Login identity platform, the Local Digital collaboration service, the SOCITM digital maturity framework, the LGA productivity programme, the DLUHC Digital Planning programme, and 317 individual council digital services. The 2025 AI assurance framework mandates BFT-governed evidence for any AI-assisted council decision affecting residents. DEFONEOS integrates via BFT-governed homelessness triage, AI-assisted planning automation, council tax fairness auditing, damp/mould sensor monitoring, and sovereign housing data provenance. All evidence is curl-verifiable at the protocol layer.
| Step | Action | Owner | Time | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buyer identifies local government AI / housing / planning requirement | Buyer | — | Requirement document |
| 2 | CSOAI sends DEFONEOS housing & local government pack + 30-day pilot pricing (T1 £2,840 / T2 £9,150 / T3 £28,400) | CSOAI | 1 hour | This page (curl-verifiable) |
| 3 | Buyer reviews BFT governance evidence + SBOM + DLUHC/LGA/MHCLG alignment | Buyer | 2-4 hours | curl -s /health + housing pack |
| 4 | Submit procurement request (G-Cloud 14 / DSP bid / local authority framework) | Buyer | 1-2 hours | DSP tracker |
| 5 | CSOAI provisions local-government sovereign VM + DEFONEOS substrate | CSOAI | <24 hours | AG-1: curl -s /health HTTP 200 |
⚠️ HARD RED-LINE: DEFONEOS handles OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE data ONLY. No classified data. No individual resident surveillance. No predictive tenant scoring (algorithmic risk-rating of tenants for eviction or rent). No social housing allocation algorithms that discriminate on protected characteristics. No personal-surveillance patterns. Local government AI supports homelessness prevention, planning automation, housing quality enforcement, and digital inclusion — never individual behavioural surveillance or discriminatory algorithmic decisions.
| Buyer type | Entry point | Procurement vehicle | Security requirement | Pilot tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLUHC / Central Govt | E1 | G-Cloud 14 / DSP | OFFICIAL | T2 |
| Local authority (single council) | E5-E8 | G-Cloud 14 / local framework | OFFICIAL | T1/T2 |
| Combined authority | E5 | Direct / devolution deal | OFFICIAL | T2 |
| Regulator (RSH) | E10 | G-Cloud 14 / DSP | OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE | T2/T3 |
| Sector body (LGA / SOCITM) | E2 / E9 | Direct / partnership | OFFICIAL | T1 |