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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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Using behavioural insights to redesign and rethink council tax registration

Dacorum Borough Council moved its Council Tax registration process from paper-based to online, and in the process used behavioural insights to redesign the layout and wording of the applications.

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Oxfordshire County Council – evolving the corporate narrative

With an ambitious transformation plan, a refreshed set of corporate values and a desire to move away from messages about financial cuts, Oxfordshire County Council needed to evolve its corporate narrative to reflect its new direction.

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Hackney: A place for everyone campaign

With Hackney experiencing unprecedented change over the past decade, the council had to make sure that its corporate narrative reflected the realities of its communities.

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Reigate and Banstead Borough Council – Ringo cashless parking campaign

Faced with a need to save money and generate new income, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council set out to see if changing people’s parking habits could help contribute to the council’s ambitious financial targets.

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South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service – Operation Chip Pan safety campaign

December is traditionally the fire service’s busiest month for house fires, and many of those involve chip pans.

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Buckinghamshire County Council – Active Bucks campaign

How Buckinghamshire County Council’s communications and public health teams worked together to promote the health and wellbeing activities available in the local area and support residents to lead healthier, more active lives.

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Using behavioural insights to reduce homelessness applications in Croydon

The London Borough of Croydon designed a behavioural solution to help encourage the uptake of alternative pathways to finding accommodation.

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Using behavioural insights to improve complex consent processes – Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority worked with the Behavioural Insights Team to improve the client consent process for its Working Well employment support programme.

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Three Rivers: In-house sports and leisure facilities improve health and wellbeing of residents

Three Rivers District Council has an in-house leisure development team and contracts out the management of its leisure venues. The team works with a range of partners to meet strategic targets around increasing the health and wellbeing of local people, including those with additional needs, mental health issues and vulnerable young people.

Bradford and Airedale Region: working with the NHS to provide telemedicine

The health service and local government have worked together closely across the Bradford and Airedale region to provide telemedicine to care home residents and people in the community.

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