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.
Bromsgrove District Council is a Worcestershire district in the West Midlands. In May 2023 the council moved to NOC with control being held by a joint administration of Conservatives and Independents.
This case study highlights the work that Staffordshire County Council has undertaken to develop more effective information governance within their authority through the development of a corporate file plan and implementation of an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) using Microsoft 365, and SharePoint.
Waltham Forest Council has established a dynamic, youth-focused initiative to provide young people (aged 11-25) with free, accessible spaces and activities that address not only crime prevention but also broader issues such as poverty, anti-social behaviour (ASB), and mental health.
The £4.8 million, five-year Trees Outside Woodland project is funded by HM Government’s Shared Outcomes Fund, and delivered in partnership with The Tree Council, Natural England, Defra, and five local authorities.
For Cheshire and Merseyside, as with many Marmot Places, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked collective action across the region’s nine local authorities to address and tackle existing and deepening health inequalities.
In 2019, the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, already conscious of the persisting health inequalities across its region, commissioned the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) to help establish a Marmot City Region, focussing on reducing health inequalities in the social determinants of health.
Coventry became the first ‘Marmot City’ in 2013 after approaching the UCL Institute of Health Equity for support in reducing health inequalities in the city.
Every Marmot Place is different. Factors such as geography, demography or the economy impact on the social determinants of health and in turn the local population.