Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our
communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved
in.
The Open University ‘Healthy Homes' research project was commissioned in 2014 by the Public Health and Regeneration teams in Milton Keynes Council as part of the evaluation of the Lakes Estate refurbishment programme for council owned properties.
Bradford Metropolitan District Council used customer insight to better understand young people, divert them from offending and improve compliance with court orders.
Cheshire West and Chester Council's community budget work, Altogether Better, aims to reduce service duplication, promote integrated service delivery and improve outcomes for residents.
Faced with a rising demand for foster homes, Buckinghamshire County Council used behaviour change insights to better understand the motivations of foster carers.
Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton Borough Council carried out ethnographic research and captured real life stories that revealed the triggers for reoffending.