Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our
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in.
North Northamptonshire is a largely rural unitary authority in the East Midlands. It emerged from local government reorganisation (LGR) on 1 April 2021. The council has established a performance and intelligence team, which provides bespoke data analysis and reporting support for adult social care, children’s services, education, and corporate services.
The council undertook a complete redesign of its corporate performance management system after the platform it had relied on for over a decade became increasingly costly, unreliable and poorly aligned with staff needs. The redesigned approach aimed to create a system that was user‑centred, transparent, and aligned with the council’s updated Performance Management Framework (PMF).
The development of an agile and flexible online app that would provide all information in one place with the ability to interrogate performance alongside other key issues such as risk and finance.
This case study highlights the work that Birmingham City Council has undertaken using LG Inform Plus. This includes their use of the direct data feed Application Programable Interface (API) which allows them to view and download open data about local areas.
This case study explains how Bristol City Council is working to develop a performance management culture which embraces the use of data and insight to drive improvement.