Case studies

Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire councils' 2020 Vision Programme is about making sustainable revenue savings, maintaining good quality services to the public, and developing a culture of creativity. Together, the projected cumulative savings over 10 years are forecast to be £39 million with annual savings of £5.7 million per year from 2020.

 All children have health needs, and local authorities now have a major role in meeting these.

Vulnerable people typically spend a lot of their time at home, so their homes are particularly important in maintaining physical and mental health, and addressing health inequalities.

Norwich City Council was set a target in 2009 of achieving a start on site for at least 100 affordable dwellings by 31 March 2011.

Homefinder.uk.com is an innovative new website that aims to improve the standard of privately rented properties in Leicestershire. Blaby District Council has led on the development and management of the scheme, which had the original aim of increasing access to privately rented properties across Leicester and Leicestershire.

Essex County Council is working with Dimensions, a not-for-profit support provider for people with autism and learning disabilities, to provide housing brokerage to people with a wide range of needs, combining housing brokerage; tenancy sustainment and rent deposit schemes which were previously split between four providers.

Northamptonshire County Council's libraries are supporting economic development through their successful Enterprise Hubs. The hubs are a collaboration between Northamptonshire Libraries and Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership and provide advice, signposting and networking for start-up businesses.

The Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme is a three-mile long major highway infrastructure project connecting south east Doncaster directly to the principal transport network. It will bring a potential £1.7bn of investment into the area. Find out how the council worked in partnership with other agencies to deliver the project

Following an extensive period of public consultation in 2014/15 about proposed changes to the North Yorkshire County Council Library Service the decision was made in July 2015 to implement the strategy.

Providing local young people with skills to help them gain future employment. One of the unexpected benefits from this scheme has been a reduction in the use of temporary staff, with tens of thousands saved each year.