Local government & public services
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The Collaborative City: Future Trends
Publication 1 March 2008
This report on Future Trends accompanies the main London Collaborative report “The Collaborative City” and offers an analysis of more than 50 studies about the future of London. The London Collaborative was a partnership led by the Young Foundation, in
The Collaborative City: Working together to shape London’s future
Publication 1 March 2008
The London Collaborative was a partnership led by the Young Foundation, in association with the Office for Public Management (OPM) and Common Purpose. The report was designed to stimulate future thinking among all of us who care about London’s future
The Collaborative City – Future Scenarios
Publication 1 March 2008
The London Collaborative was an ambitious programme designed to improve the capacity of London’s public sector to work across boundaries of place, profession and organisation in order to meet future challenges facing the capital. This report accompanied the launch report
How to develop a local charter: A guide for local authorities
Publication 30 January 2008
This Young Foundation guide was launched by Hazel Blears MP, the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, at the 2008 Annual New Local Government Network (NGLN) conference. The guide, commissioned and published by the Department of Communities
Transformers: How local areas innovate to address changing social needs
Publication 1 January 2008
Innovation in public services is going to prove crucial to the UK’s ability to meet the social challenges of the 21st century. However, historically, the UK does a poor job of developing innovations in the public sector. We are particularly
Ward councillors and community leadership: A future perspective
Publication 1 November 2007
This report explores the findings from a study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by the Young Foundation and Local Government Information Unit. In 2007 when this report was released, the role ward councillors were expected to play in community leadership
Transforming Neighbourhoods: Lessons from Local Work in Fifteen Areas
Publication 1 October 2007
For many years, there has been increased political focus – both in Whitehall and in local government – on the need to boost opportunities for residents, both as individuals and collectively, to influence what happens in the local areas in
Why involve and what are the outcomes? The duty to involve for best value authorities
Publication 5 June 2007
This briefing was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government to inform the development of the “Duty to Involve” – a duty which which was set to be launched in April 2008 for local authorities to work under.
Parliamentary Inquiry into the Role of Councillors
Publication 1 March 2007
This paper draws together evidence from the Transforming Neighbourhoods programme and research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation about the role of elected members in neighbourhood working and how this role is likely to change as neighbourhood working becomes more embedded
The World in our Neighbourhood
Publication 22 December 2006
This paper looks at the particular challenges for local authorities and community organisations developing neighbourhood working in areas with very diverse populations. The paper was prepared for a conference run in partnership with LB Haringey, one of the most diverse
Where’s the Money? Neighbourhood governance and the future of local finance
Publication 22 November 2006
This paper presented recommendations on how the reform of local public finance in England could appropriately reflect the government’s plans for a strengthened tier of neighbourhood governance, which appeared on 26 October 2006 in Strong and Prosperous Communities: the local
How local government devolves and why – Part 2
Publication 22 November 2006
Part 2: Developing local strategies. This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, outlines the building-blocks, tactics and approaches which can make up local authority startegies to enagaging with communities. It is illustarted by numerous case studies of best practice, many
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