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.
This procedure outlines the Council’s approach to identifying, securing and allocating housing to care leavers who are ready to transition to independent living. It sets out the collaborative processes between Children’s Services, Housing Services and the Housing Growth & Development Team.
Worcestershire County Council has focussed on community development work in individual neighbourhoods to tackle health inequalities in the most deprived areas.
Two early years leads at Solihull Council, Jane Glassey (early years SEND lead) and Lisa Morris (Team Manager), share the innovative ways their council is approaching the provision of early years special education needs and disabilities (SEND) support. The council’s approach focuses heavily on collaboration with settings and partners to provide the most effective support to the children who need it. Below are some of the key areas they are focusing on to do this:
The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning (GCSP) service, a partnership between South Cambridgeshire District and Cambridge City councils, has embarked on a journey to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its planning consultation processes.
Walsall Council and Walsall NHS Trust have a dedicated teenage pregnancy team, funded by Walsall Public Health, with more than twenty years’ experience of providing both support and prevention initiatives across the borough.
Leaders in Swindon identified a need to better engage with young fathers to help build their capacity as parents to provide safe, nurturing care for their babies. The FNP supervisor developed a service model based on theories, practice and implementation underpinning FNP, working alongside a fathers worker and the FNP National Unit.
WILD Young Parents is the largest UK voluntary sector young parent organisation supporting over 20,000 parents and children over the last 33 years. Based in Cornwall and part funded by Cornwall Council, WILD aims to give young parent families a fair start and to prevent repeated patterns of intergenerational trauma and adversity.
In 2025 Stockport’s Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) team celebrated 11 years of service, during which they have successfully supported 375 young parents, focusing on first-time parents under 21, with priority given to the most vulnerable, including care leavers.