In Our View, issue 43
President’s welcome: Explore beyond borders to find the best insights Welcome to In Our View magazine and for those … Read more
Nations and regions news, April 2025
A supplementary edition of nations and regions news, which appears in Socitm’s annual magazine, In Our View, with recent … Read more
Event roundup: Socitm Midlands local meeting, Birmingham, 7 April 2025
This post covers the Midlands local meeting, held in Birmingham on 7 April. Featured image: Regency Wharf, Birmingham. Source: … Read more
Procurement and social value: Supplier and local authority perspectives
Background Defining social value Social value is what is added to a contract above and beyond the standard requirements. … Read more
Rapid identification of vulnerable households – Local Digital
Challenges The project sought to address inefficient, manual processes for identifying vulnerable households during crises as well as ensuring … Read more
Redefining engagement and shaping policymaking – NILGA
Challenges This project aimed to enhance how local councils consider community needs in policy-making. The CLI model prioritises lived … Read more
City Observatory – Birmingham City Council
Challenges Birmingham City Council, Europe’s largest local authority, struggled with strategic insights and lacked a strategy and policy team. … Read more
Fostering inclusive growth – Leeds City Council
Challenges Lack of understanding of population outcomes and the absence of outcome data to inform an inclusive growth strategy. … Read more
Reducing invalid planning applications – Lambeth Council
Challenges Interoperability with legacy systems – the current back-office case management software cannot accept the granular, structured data submissions, … Read more
Magic Notes for adult social care – Swindon Borough Council
Challenges Increasing demand on council services means capacity of frontline staff is tighter than ever. For Swindon Borough Council, … Read more
Translation costs cut by the use of Amazon Translate – Swindon Borough Council
Challenges In the development and deployment of the translation tool, several significant challenges were encountered: Approach The emerging technology … Read more
Preparing for the new Procurement Act 2023
Introduction Following Royal Assent in October 2023, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 were due to go live … Read more
