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.
In 2024 Southwark Council adopted a Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy as an extension of their existing Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (2021). The strategy aims to prepare the borough for the impacts of climate change while addressing inequalities.
An internal working group was set up to take responsibility for climate adaptation within the council. The working group meets quarterly and includes representatives from over 20 teams and service areas.
Hertfordshire’s Connected Lives model places an emphasis on professional autonomy and creative, personalised preventative and enabling interventions to. prevent people’s needs escalating.
An internal cross-department working group was set up to focus specifically on heat risk. The group initially brought together officers from Communications, Facilities Management and Library Services, Education, Housing, Parks, Emergency Response, Climate, Public Health and Adult and Social care to consider key heat related risks and past responses.
Room One was developed as a 'one stop shop' for autistic and neurodivergent adults in the city. Having a strong peer support offer was identified as important, with one to one and group peer support being a key part of service.
Haringey’s Carbon Management and Public Health teams aimed to set out the impacts of more frequent and severe heatwaves on health and wellbeing and to highlight residents’ needs in this context.
Utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and energy efficient measures such as Air-Source heat Pumps (ASHP) to meet the varied housing needs of the local community.
Derby City Council has undertaken a significant initiative to purchase and remodel vacant student accommodation in the city with the objective of providing much needed affordable housing.
Transforming an underused piece of land prone to anti-social behaviour into affordable housing with a local workforce, positively impacting the local labour market, as well as increasing housing supply.