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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Slough Borough Council’s Modern Slavery campaign

In October 2018, Slough Borough Council launched a multi-channelled campaign to raise awareness of modern slavery and its many guises, and encourage people to report instances of modern slavery they may have witnessed.

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Slung Low and Social Care Referrals: No one in Holbeck and Beeston goes hungry

"Slung Low responded rapidly to the crisis facing the local community. They provided a vital lifeline to residents of Holbeck and Beeston."

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Small sites making a big difference to housing delivery

Harrogate council was keen to understand and evaluate the issues and challenges facing delivery of smaller sites across the district. Looking a fresh at how we interact with landowners, promoters and developers.

Smile4Life – Lancashire and Cumbria

Children in Lancashire and Cumbria have poorer dental health compared to children in other parts of England. The Smile4Life programme was developed in partnership with local authorities to address this problem.

Smoke-free Sheffield: a comprehensive approach to making smoking obsolete

Sheffield's vision is for a smoke-free city by 2030, where people live longer and healthier lives and children grow up in environments where smoking is unusual.

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Snook and care organisation, Car Gomm

See how our partner Snook has helped care organisation Car Gomm take a design approach to improving services and developing the innovation capacity of staff. This case study forms part of our Design in Social Care Programme.

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Social Housing Regeneration – Stage One: Feasibility (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council)

Exploring how improving the built environment can help address inequalities in an area of high deprivation.

Social prescribing in Oldham

This case study is an example of the practical use of asset-based approaches in communities.

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Soft landings for public sector

Soft Landings has become one of those buzz words in the Construction Industry but how many people know how to apply it in practice? How does Soft Landings deliver improvements to the performance of buildings once the keys have been handed over?