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Collaborative Climate Change Approach: GLA & London Councils

5 minute read

Jul 2024

To limit global warming to 1.5°C, as set in the Paris Agreement, a collaborative approach must be adopted by local authorities. We were pleased to welcome Kate Hand, Head of Climate Change at London’s Future Directorate, for London Councils, and Karen Soria, Senior Policy and Programmes Officer, Environment, at the Greater London Authority, to our Local Government Climate Action Conference 2023.

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Learning from Commercial Activity in Local Government Over the Last Decade

30 minute watch

Aug 2023

With inflation and energy prices eating into budgets, local authorities across the UK are facing increasing challenges to deliver services. In this video, the National Audit Office discusses the capital framework guidance for local government commercial activity and the importance of low risk investments to generate income.

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Government Updates

Government Update: The Illegal Migration Act 2023

3 minute read

Aug 2023

The Illegal Migration Act changes the law so that those who arrive in the UK illegally will not be able to stay here. This update provides an overview of the key points of the act, highlighting which sections are in force now and what this means for those seeking asylum in the UK.

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Delivering Social Value for Communities through Commercial Ventures

27 minute watch

Aug 2023

In the last 10 years, local government have lost nearly £16 billion of funding in central government cuts. In this video, Sevenoaks District Council share how developments, investments and regeneration of assets have added bot social value to the local community and helped the council become self-sufficient from direct central government funding.

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Co-Producing and Delivering Refugee-Led Strategies

1 minute read

Aug 2023

Home Office figures show that the UK offered protection to 22,648 people through asylum and resettlement in the year ending March 2022. In this video, Lancashire County Council Refugee Integration Team share how they have collaborated with refugees to design and deliver strategies which are led by those with lived experience to ensure people are receiving the support they need.

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Universal Basic Services and Cash Payments: lessons from the Leeds City Council and Trussell Trust cash-first pilot

5 minute read

Jul 2023

Universal Basic Services is the idea of a form of social security in which a community receive free access to public services. In this article Rajiv Prabhakar, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the Open University, discusses the Leeds Council cash first pilot and the way provides evidence about the ways cash and services can combine to help those in need access basic services

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Developing Inter-Organisational Networks and Improving Team Wellbeing

20 minute watch

Jul 2023

50% of employees have experienced at least one characteristic of burn out due to greater job demands in the last year. In this video, Jennifer Legg, Health and Wellbeing Officer for Waltham Forest shares how London Council have developed an inter-organisational wellbeing network to enact change and support employees with their mental wellbeing.

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Embedding Deprivation of Living Safeguards in Social Care Teams

4 minute read

Jul 2023

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act. In this article, Kirklees Council discuss how they have worked in partnership to deliver services and embed Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards as part of social care plans.

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Understanding the Current Climate Change Landscape and Working Together to Reduce Emissions

19 minute watch

Jun 2023

The UK is required by the Climate Change Act to reach net zero emissions by 2050. In this video, Helena Bennett, Head of Climate Policy at the Green Alliance discusses the numerous benefits of switching to renewable energy sources to government and the general public.

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Improving Outcomes in Children’s Services through Quality Improvement

21 minute watch

May 2023

Children’s services receive one contact every 4.8 seconds, with a 19% increase in referrals between 2008 and 2020. Steve Walker, the director for the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme (SFPC) within Leeds City Council, discusses the importance of working with families to improve the lives of children growing up in Leeds. Through a ‘Family Valued’ approach, he highlights the importance of service users to the design of an effective child support model.

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Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain Through Nature Recovery Strategies

19 minute watch

May 2023

According to the National Biodiversity Network, since 1970, 41% of species have decreased in abundance in the UK. In this video Dr Gemma Jerome discusses the role green infrastructure plays in supporting the climate emergency and the need for nature recovery to be developed in line with the WWF CORE Standards to ensure nature recovery is carried out within the contexts of the local area.

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Government Updates

Government Update: The Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan

4 minute read

Apr 2023

Police forces across England and Wales forces received 1,039,579 crime reports about anti-social behaviour (ASB) in 2022. To support local authorities and police in decreasing incidents of ASB, the government has recently launched the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan. This article provides a summary of the key points shared in the plan.

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