Case studies

Since its creation in 1974, council control has changed a number of times, with majority control interspersed with NOC.

North Lincolnshire Council has established a robust and effective relationship with the police. The police have nominated a senior officer to help the Monitoring Officer deal with incidents of abuse, harassment, and intimidation.

Durham Council has developed a comprehensive social media toolkit that guides councillors on social media use.

Hiring a Girls Football Partnership Manager to engage schools into partnership by attending leagues, competitions and events has had a positive impact on getting more girls playing football in Enfield.

This collection of case studies highlights how councils are taking action to unlock growth and get housing developments moving

Suffolk County Council is changing attitudes, cultures and behaviours to social care through its ‘Supporting Lives Connecting Communities' programme.

This protocol is backed up by the development of a multi-agency case conference (MACC) approach to supporting victims of modern slavery identified through homelessness services. Last year, the approach was supplemented through the creation of a dedicated navigator post, based in The Passage, to support victims.

Cambridgeshire County Council has changed the culture of its service delivery to co-create services.

East Sussex County Council worked over three months, across the council and partners, prototyping a new multidisciplinary outreach operations team. They provided intensive support to residents in temporary accommodation to enable them to live more independently.

Southampton City Council is developing its website to fully tap the local population's capacity for online self-service.