Case studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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London Borough of Ealing: Council Tax Single Person Discount

The London Borough of Ealing commenced work to further enhance the proven functionality of ‘SNAP’ software to deliver the agreed savings for Ealing and the joint partners.

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Erewash Borough Council: Derbyshire Joint Fraud Initiative

The consortium formulated the bid intended to enable fraud investigation capacity to be retained by councils following the introduction of the Single Fraud Investigation Service (SFIS) by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

Manchester City Council, Bolton Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Corporate counter fraud approach

A selection of case studies covering housing fraud; collaboration, strategies and policies; and identity checks.

London Borough of Newham: HMO Landlord Council Tax Counter Fraud Project

A fresh approach was required to tackle council tax arrears in the house in multiple occupation sector. The introduction of council wide licensing, with its additional powers and intelligence, presented an opportunity to increase council tax collection.

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Oxfordshire County Council: Keeping it local

The aim of the project was to develop a sustainable approach to counter-fraud across the county council activity, underpinning the council's policy of zero tolerance to fraud.

Preston City Council: City, Coast & Countryside - Counter Fraud Partnership

The aim of the project was to prevent, detect and deter fraud across the three districts. The team consists of a manager, two investigators and two support staff

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: Protecting public funds - the fight against fraud

The project aim was to help the council build an effective, sustainable counter fraud capability. This was achieved through fraud awareness to promote an anti-fraud culture and investigating and pursuing those found to be committing fraudulent behaviour.

Self-service licensing drives channel shift

Developing an online self-service licensing platform to enable customers submit and pay for applications 24/7. This will be integrated with existing systems to ensure the process works seamlessly from end to end. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Focusing on potholes to accelerate channel shift

This project aimed to develop a system where potholes could be reported by residents. The technology will allow the pothole to be located using mapping technology and allow the customer to track progress in fixing the defect. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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GOV.UK Notify for council tax reminders

Developing a service where council tax customers can opt-in to a service that sends an SMS alert when payment is due or they have an appointment. These alerts contain a link to an online account where customers can manage their bills. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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