Case studies

Chelmsford City Council is working with stakeholders to help tackle the issues of parking around schools and the safety concerns that arise from it.

England has one of the highest rates of unhealthy weight of other western countries. The prevalence of obesity in England has more than doubled in the last 25 years. And if we go on as we are, the rate of obese people is expected to double in the next 40 years. Obesity is a complex problem that requires action from individuals and society across multiple sectors.

Staffordshire has worked in partnership with district councils across the county to develop a MyStaffsApp smartphone app, offering access to a range of services.

Councils are coming together in their regions to sign up to agreements on how they will support each other to address the national shortage of experience social workers.

With communications vital for the success of the Authority the seven members are working hard to get their messages in order and identity developed.

West Sussex County Council, in conjunction with 25 member authorities- has established seven key work streams to reflect their devolved powers and is framing their narrative around them.

As the first deal to go through in November 2014, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has spent time laying the foundations for devolution and building the groundwork for its communications activity to ensure the authority gets the basics right.

Bringing together seven local authorities, one local enterprise partnership and a number of delivery organisations under the umbrella of a single combined authority throws up many challenges. Find out how the Combined Authority overcame these issues to put strong governance in place.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council - one of the six authority members of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - has kept devolution high on the agenda, updating staff through regular communications from the chief executive.

South Staffordshire Council works to build sustainability within the organisation and embed a continuous improvement culture focused on efficiency savings and innovative design solutions.