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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Tackling the air quality issue through open data

Sheffield City Council collaborated with the Better with Data Society to deliver a programme of co-design activities to engage local people with data and use it to better understand and tackle the issue of air quality in the city.

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Open data: Leeds Data Mill

A look at how the Leeds Data Mill (LDM) has developed and how it links to and supports the strategic development of the council in terms of using data to address the challenges and issues the city is facing.

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Open data: Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab

The Trafford Innovation and Intelligence Lab is using open data in a variety of innovative ways to analyse and visualise what is happening in the local area.

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Unabridged version: Families Fit for Life, Knowsley

Families Fit for Life, Knowsley www.homestartknowsley.org.uk/#/families-fit-for-life/4529535662 Delivery organisation Homestart Knowsley and Knowsley Council Funding Big Lottery Fund (BIG) funding, programme value unknown

Unabridged version: Cocktails in Care Homes

About the project This project brings together care homes and Magic Me volunteers offering monthly evening parties in three care homes in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Riots: providing a public health perspective

There was a battery of instant analysis in the immediate aftermath of the riots in August, and central government peppered the airwaves with policy responses: evictions for people convicted of rioting, more help for so-called problem families, curfews and a strategy to tackle gang culture.

Bristol City Council

Connecting people to their neighbourhoods through photography: Creating fair employment for all Summary

Evidence for contribution of CTS to economy

This is a list of validated national and international evidence that may support your outcomes triangle and logic model for the economy.

Participatory appraisal in South Tyneside neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood appraisal and action planning in South Tyneside: piloting a participatory appraisal approach Summary

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Worcester City Council: redesigning a rent deposit guarantee scheme

Summary Worcester City Council turned to its neighbours to learn from the best practice that existed locally. It has now introduced the role of private sector liaison officer to help rebuild its rent deposit guarantee scheme in addition to other initiatives.