Sharing planning consultation data across council boundaries
Led by Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT), this discovery will provide an assessment of how planning consultation data for the proposed HGGT can be shared and used. HGGT will […]
UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Laying the foundations for better local public services
Led by Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT), this discovery will provide an assessment of how planning consultation data for the proposed HGGT can be shared and used. HGGT will […]
This project, led by North Tyneside Council, will conduct an investigation into the use of machine learning to assess the variables of bulk waste collection. The objective is to develop […]
This discovery project, led by Hackney London Borough Council, explored how current housing technology products and procurement processes are stifling innovation and reducing flexibility to policy changes, ultimately preventing improved […]
Housing advice can drastically reduce homelessness but there are challenges to providing accessible advice, managing casework and identifying people at risk. This is an increasing problem with 74,320 households in […]
This project, led by the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, will investigate the automation of the social care triage, assessment and prescription process. This is to reduce manual and […]
Councils are facing a huge demand for adult care services (ASC) due to an ageing population and changes to the Care Act. Led by the London Borough of Redbridge, this […]
Stockport’s Intermediate Care system identified a number of challenges in delivering its Discharge to Assess model, as their integrated partnership causes issues with the sharing and availability of quality data. […]
The project is looking at what works and what doesn’t work in the existing system for Local Authority Building control services. It’s exploring how it might improve Local Authority Building […]
Surface water flooding is a growing problem across West Yorkshire, disrupting residents and businesses, causing damage, costs and safety risks. The current flood response is reactive rather than proactive and […]
All councils are facing the challenge of encouraging residents to transact online, however, this is a more prominent issue in areas where there is increased digital exclusion. This discovery, led […]
There is a national shortage of adopters for children that: are in sibling groups are aged 5 or over are of a minority ethnic heritage have multiple complex needs These […]
Estimates suggest that approximately 6% of the population are unpaid carers, equating to around 110,000 people across South East London. Unpaid carers describe the profession as “being plunged into a […]
Vulnerable people with care and support needs are at a significant risk of abuse, harm and exploitation when they go missing in Greater Manchester. A timely response in locating these […]
This discovery aimed to investigate how new technologies like Amazon’s Alexa and chatbots have the potential to reduce the need for expensive face-to-face visits. The hypothesis for this project was […]
The discovery project aimed to identify a digital solution for new and renewal taxi licensing applications. They have explored how a potential solution can be scaled rapidly at low cost […]
This discovery project explored the best way of allowing people moving into a council’s jurisdiction to contact the council just once to set up all their services – including council […]
This discovery focused on developing a standardised reporting approach for statutory returns, developing a deep understanding of the users’ needs from this process. Every day, Children’s Services Departments (CSDs) make […]
This discovery aimed to explore how local authorities can make integration with GOV.UK Pay easier and reusable for everyone in local government. The GOV.UK Pay contract model is financially beneficial for local authorities however, […]
This discovery has explored the benefits of securely sharing data to support various services such as planning provision, safeguarding and fraud prevention. The Digital Economy Act 2017 enables greater powers […]
This discovery hoped to understand what a ‘directory as a service’ could and should look like in 2019, using innovative approaches to data contribution, curation and consumption. Every local authority, […]