Case studies

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.

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PCC case studies - The Minerva project

"Hull Prison houses 1,040 offenders at any time. Nationally, the average cost of an offender in prison for a year is between £40,000 and £50,000. In the year ending March 2008, 403 prisoners had been released from Hull Prison directly into Hull.

Peak District and Derbyshire Hospitality Sector

Businesses, the public agencies and colleges have come together in the Peak District and Derbyshire to improve skills pathways into hospitality careers.

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Peckham Levels

Southwark Council identified and enabled the transformation of an underused multi-storey car park into a major cultural and creative hub and workspace. This case study forms part of the Value of culture - regeneration section of our online Culture Hub.

Pendle Borough Council: A review of Pendle Leisure Trust

Following a change in organisational structure and political leadership, the council commissioned a corporate peer challenge from the LGA which was completed in November 2015.

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Pendle’s new commissioning and procurement strategy

Pendle Borough Council is a Lancashire District Council that has seen a 54 per cent reduction in its core revenue funding between the periods of 2010 to 2017.

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Pennine Lancashire Consortium of Local Authorities: Engaging and empowering system leaders to influence health and wellbeing in their communities

Pennine Lancashire has over 250 elected members. During the discovery phase for the trailblazer programme we began to engage with a range of councillors across the footprint.

People in Public Health Lay Summary

The Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Metropolitan University, have produced a lay summary for the dissemination of accessible research-based information from the People in Public Health study which will support better engagement with citizens to co-produce better health and well-being outcomes. See summary document below:

People2People service for adult social care

Shropshire Council's ‘People2People' service offers community based solutions to meet customers' needs.

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Performance indicators: measuring the contribution of culture and sport to better outcomes for children and young people

These are suggestions of how to measure the contribution of culture and sport to better outcomes for children and young people.

Performance indicators: measuring the contribution of culture and sport to local economy

The following examples suggest ideas to help you create a culture and sport outcomes framework for an economic theme.