Case studies

Local government has a key role to play in preventing people from being drawn into terrorism. The Prevent duty for local authorities contained within the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, sets out the need for all local authorities and others to have "due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism".

Senior leaders in Greater Manchester share with the Local Government Association (LGA), Greater Manchester Combined Authority, NHS Greater Manchester and the Public Sector Transformation Network a strong commitment to sharing their experience of health devolution to support other areas who may be considering developing their own proposals.

his briefing provides local councillors with a strong business case to address health related worklessness and promote workplace health in their local authority (LA).

The Care Act 2014, for the first time in legislation, recognises the contribution of housing to the care and support system – defining housing as a ‘health-related service'.

This briefing provides local councillors with a strong business case to address health related worklessness and promote workplace health in their local authority (LA).

This year's compilation of case studies shows how local authorities continue to make progress on improving health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities since public health was formally transferred from the NHS in April 2013.

Childhood obesity has been described as one of the most serious public health challenges for the 21st century by the World Health Organization, while NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has dubbed it "the new smoking".

This report contains a series of case studies which demonstrate innovative skills and employment projects being delivered by, and with, councils across England. They show councils making a real difference, using their unique position to bring partners and resources together to drive local economic growth.

  Making the process of applying for disabled adaptations easier and getting the adaptation works carried out more efficiently.  

Over the years, councils have focused primarily on helping children. That is clearly still important, but now it's time to do more to help parents as well.