Is the deluge of data good for government?
This article was first published by Total Politics. Open data is becoming big news and, potentially, big business. Policy wonks and digital democracy campaigners have for years expounded its virtues in a variety of conferences, hack events and gov camps. It’s seen as a driver both of accountability and of public service innovation, but has…
National evaluation of integrated care pilots
The national evaluation of integrated care pilots shows a mixed picture of effectiveness in terms of patient satisfaction and cost. The evaluation suggests practical ways for how organisations can best approach integrating services. This briefing will be of interest to those seeking to integrate local health and adult social care services.
Government Alcohol Strategy
This briefing provides an overview of the government’s recently published alcohol strategy (March 2012). - The strategy is intended to tackle the problem of ‘binge drinking’, estimated to cost the country as a whole an annual £21 billion. - The most eye-catching proposal is the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol in England…
After the Riots
After the Riots, the final report by the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel chaired by Darra Singh, concludes that ‘the key to avoiding future riots is to have communities that work’, and warns that unless immediate action is taken, riots will re-occur. To build social and economic resilience in communities, the Panel makes 63 recommendations. They cover…
After the Riots
After the Riots, the final report by the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel chaired by Darra Singh, concludes that ‘the key to avoiding future riots is to have communities that work’, and warns that unless immediate action is taken, riots will re-occur. To build social and economic resilience in communities, the Panel makes 63 recommendations.…
The Health and Social Care Act: final stages and comment
This briefing covers the final parliamentary stages of the Health and Social Care Act, looks at key issues from the perspective of local government, such as challenges facing councils and health, and looks ahead. The final stages of the Bill produced few significant changes that directly affect local government but there were amendments that are…
The C’llr Interview – Liz Kendall MP
As a shadow minister with no equivalent minister to shadow, Labour’s Liz Kendall is in a rather anomalous position in Labour’s shadow cabinet – but she’s also at the fulcrum of a key policy issue with huge ramifications for local authorities, writes Mark D’Arcy.
Local elections 2012: predicting the 50 councils to watch
View full map here. Ahead of this year’s local government elections and mayoral referendums we have collated data on authorities that details: who currently controls the council how many seats each party has in each council how many seats are being contested on 3 May We have also identified the top 50 councils where political control…
Download c’llr April 2012
The April edition of c’llr magazine is now available. This month’s theme is arts, culture and sport, which features a series of articles, including: Councillor Iris Johnston, Thanet’s cabinet member for Community Services on Margate’s new Turner centre; Warrington’s leader Councillor Terry O’Neill on the community involvement of the Warrington Wolves rugby league club; and…
Taking forward Community Budgets
Community Budgets were introduced in October 2010 as part of the Spending Review with the aim of bringing different national and local funding streams together into a single local funding pot and, by doing so enabling various different local agencies, local authorities included, “to redesign services around the needs of citizens, improving outcomes, reducing duplication and…
